Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Shooting (driven shot around penalty area)

Developmental Repetitions

Organization:

Set up as shown

Instructions:

Play from A - B - C. C has one touch to control and one tough to strike ball towards teammate. Not trying to score, just focusing on the technique and accuracy of the shot.

Have a competition to see how many times you can shoot and get it through your partners legs.

Coaching Points:

- Angle of approach

- Large final stride into ball

- Non-kicking foot next to ball

- Second knuckle contacts ball

- Strike the centre of the back of the ball

- Eyes on the part of the ball you want to strike

- Follow through - land on kicking foot

Progressions:

P - challenge Player A to control the ball as the opposition player strikes it.

P - A becomes a goalkeeper and attempts to stop ball crossing end line. 1 pt for every goal scored.

P - send goalkeeper from another channel

Conditioned Game

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

2v2 game. When ball crosses the endline the defending team drop out and a new team bring a new ball on from behind that goal. Player who scored/missed must touch the goal before rejoining the game again, leaving a 2v1 for the new team on to attempt to exploit.

Coaching Points:

- Anticipation and awareness of space and quick attack

- Recognising numbers up (2v1) and exploiting it

- Committing the defender and either passing late to support or beating them yourself

- Runs and movement of the support player (must stay onside)

- Finish!

Progressions:

Competition; First to 5 wins.