Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 2024 Term 1, Week 6 - Mini: Change of Direction

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City: Sydney
Country: Australia
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Term: 1

Week: 6

Theme: KDB & Haaland

Group: Dev

Skill of the Week: Fake Shot 

Session Structure:

 

1. Conditioned Game

2. 1 v 1

3. Tactical Game

4. Tactical Game

5. Conditioned Game


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Game: 2 v 2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Game: 2 v 2
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Free Game: 2 v 2 (10 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Regular 2 v 2 Game 

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

COACHING TOOLS

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Reward:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Game: Lava Pool

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Technical Game: Lava Pool (15 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Layout 7 flat discs. Players run around the outside of the field
  • When Coach commands, player’s race to get a base (flat disc). Only one player per disc.
  • Player that misses out drowns in lava
  • They become a lava monster and must dribble a ball in the area trying to tag other players as they try to reach a base
  • Remove at least one flat disc each round
  • All players dribbling as a progression

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Are players having AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE?
  • Consider what commands are used, can you catch players out like in ‘Simon Says’
  • USE STORYTELLING, IMAGERY AND IMAGINATION ASPECTS FOR YOUNGER PLAYERS!

COACHING TOOLS

Restrict:

  • None

Relate:

  • None

Reward:

  • None

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1: Face Off (Mini's)

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1v1: Face Off (Mini's) (15 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Both players start opposite each other, one attacker, one defender.
  • Coach softly rolls the ball to attacker and the defender chases after it.
  • Attacker recieves the ball and tries to score in either goal. 
  • Attacker can score in either goal, but must be inside the shooting zone, as shown by blue lines. 

Round 1: As described 

Round 2: Attackers get a bonus point for everytime they do a turn/change direction and go to the other goal. However they must score the goal for the bonus point to count. (Connect with introduction of Skill of the week)

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Is it too easy?
  • Do you need to give each team a direction of play?
  • Use a throw if working on control, or as a progression

COACHING TOOLS

Restrict:

  • None

Relate:

  • Combination play

Reward:

  • Bonus points for scoring within set time frame


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical Game: Face Off (2 v 2)

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Tactical Game: Face Off (2 v 2) (15 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Setup as shown 
  • Players can score in any goal, they get an additional point for every gate they dribble through before they score a goal. 
  • 60 second games or First to a certain score. 

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Can you encourage change of direction and turns. 

COACHING TOOLS

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Game: I Need a Doctor!

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Technical Game: I Need a Doctor! (15 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Two chasers try to tag all the other players (except the doctors)
  • If a player is tagged they must kneel on the ground and tuck their head down
  • A doctor can set them free by leap-frogging over them
  • Play 45-60sec or until all players are tagged
  • Progress to allow the doctors to be tagged

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

Are players having fun?

Is the space challenging but big enough for some success?


COACHING TOOLS

Restrict:

  • None

Relate:

  • None

Reward:

  • None

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