Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Kearny U8 Academy week 2

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Alex Patel
Name: Alex Patel
City: Montclair
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Learning Outcomes

1. Introduce players to proper defensive stance.

2. Introduce players totechnique of block tackling.

3. Develop players' ability to close down with speed.

4. Develop players' ability to close down at an angle.

5. Develop players' ability to identify when to tackle.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up
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Warm up

Organization:

Patners 10 yds apart each at cone

Instructions:

Partners stay on the line and try tap the opposing players knee

one point for every time player cleanly taps their knee

-Must stay on the line can shuffle foreward or back and switch body position

Coaching Points:

stay low

stay side one

stay on your toes

patience

surf

Progressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical - Closing Down/Block Tackling

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Technical - Closing Down/Block Tackling (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 20x20 area.

2. Players work in pairs.

3. Balls set up halfway between pairs.

Instructions:

1. Players look to close down on the ball together.

2. Focus on body shape, proper stance, and angle of approach.

3. Players look to mirror each other before returning to start line.

Coaching Points:

1. Speed and angle of approach.

2. Proper defensive stance - "surfer" position.

3. Close space quickly and slow down on approach.

Progressions:

1. Ensure players work on both sides.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fully opposed

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fully opposed
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Fully opposed (15 mins)

Organization:10x20yds

2 grids

2 or 3 players on a line

Instructions:

Defenders will pass ball to attacker and release upon pass

Defender tries deny the forward from scoring, if wins caps the ball on the cone line

1 pt for a goal

1 pt for defender

Swicth after 3 minutes

2nd round switch the goal to the other side (2)

Coaching Points:

Close down the space quiclkly ( why)

Body Shape ( Where)

Patience for the cue to win the ball ( 3b's) What

Reminders of when to poke (toe) vs block (back foot)

Progressions:

Pr- Have attackers start with ball

Pr- Add nets on both sides of the grid

R- Put a gate and make attacker dribble through


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game
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Conditioned Game (10 mins)

Organization:

30X20

3v3 - 2v2

Instructions:

-Players can only defend their own player

-If you block or poke tackle and transiton to a goal 2

points

-all other goals 1 point

-When ball goes out must restart with a ball from your net

Coaching Points:

Close down the space quiclkly ( why)

Body Shape ( Where)

Patience for the cue to win the ball ( 3b's) What

Progressions:

PR- Bigger Goal/Field

Rg- Touch restriction/Smaller Field


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Play

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Free Play (15 mins)

Organization:

5v5

Instructions:

Play Game

Coaching Points:

Close down the space quiclkly ( why)

Body Shape ( Where)

Patience for the cue to win the ball ( 3b's) What

Progressions:


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