Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 07-08 MIB or KTB

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Andy Farrant

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Name:	Andy Farrant
City:	Santa Rosa
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing/Movement off the ball Activation warm up

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Passing/Movement off the ball Activation warm up (10 mins)

Aim:

- To prepare the players physically and mentally for Stage 2

- To get players looking up

- To get players technically prepared

- To get players thinking of cues for their movement

Organization:

- 30x20 box, divided into 6 squares

- 3-4 groups of 3 players each, 1 ball per group

- Only one player per group allowed in the same square

- Must dribble into a new, open square before passing the ball to a teammate

- 10-15 minutes

Coaching Points:

- Passing speed/quality/direction

- Movement off the ball

- Awareness of space around you/other players

Progressions / Variations:

- Pass must be played into an open square for a player to run onto

- After pass is played into an open square for a player to run onto a third player comes in for a 1-2 before continuing

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v5 WE 2 Make it big , play forward or hold the ball

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5v5 WE 2 Make it big , play forward or hold the ball (25 mins)

Aim:

- Become aware of the cues for making it big/playing forward/keeping the ball

- Experience the situation prior to stage 3

Organization:

- 30 long by 20 wide split into 3 zones of 10 yards long, with two end zones of 10 yards long also (adjust if needed)

- 5v5 with players split into zones; 2v1, 2v2, 1v2

- To score they must receive a pass in the end zone (not offside), dribble into the end zone, or get 6 passes in a row

- 4 minutes work, 1 minute rest: 19 minutes total

Coaching Points:

- Make it big - How can we create more space?

- Should we play forward or hold the ball?

- Are we looking? / What do you see?

- Ask more open ended questions

- What are the cues to drop/make it big? (body position, pressure, first touch, pass)

- What are the cues to play forward? (open player, space infront of you, no options back, direction of pressure)

- What are the cues to keep the ball? (no option forwards, player on ball under pressure)

Progressions / Variations:

- When ball moves into the next zone, one player can join and move in

- Adding extra players if needed to make it a 3v2 in the end zones

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): S3 WE 2 6v5 make it big - play forward or keep the ball

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S3 WE 2 6v5 make it big - play forward or keep the ball (25 mins)

Aim:

- To improve players ability to make it big (2/3/5) in WE 2, and decision making on when to play forward or keep the ball (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)

- Understand and read the cues of when and where to make it big

- Understand and read the cues of whether to play forward or keep the ball

Organization:

- 6v5 on 45 long by 30/25 wide with 6 yard end zone on each side

- 6 set up with 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 9. 5 set up with 3, 6, 10, and two 9s

- Both scoring on an end zone (dribble over or receive pass)

- 8 minutes work, 2 minutes rest (2 intervals)

Coaching Points:

- Are we looking? What do you see? Where does he need support (player on the ball)? (are we making the space big)

- What are the cues to drop/make it big? (body position, pressure, first touch, pass)

- What are the cues to play forward? (open player, space infront of you, no options back, direction of pressure)

- What are the cues to keep the ball? (no option forwards, player on ball under pressure)

- What is the solution based on the cues?

- What causes the situation?

Progressions / Variations:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6 WE 2 make it big / play forward or keep the ball

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6v6 WE 2 make it big / play forward or keep the ball (30 mins)

- To improve players ability to make it big (2/3/5) in WE 2, and decision making on when to play forward or keep the ball (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)

- Understand and read the cues of when and where to make it big

- Understand and read the cues of whether to play forward or keep the ball

Organization:

- 9v9 both teams in 1-3-2-3

Coaching Points:

- Are we looking? What do you see? Where does he need support (player on the ball)? (are we making the space big)

- What are the cues to drop/make it big? (body position, pressure, first touch, pass)

- What are the cues to play forward? (open player, space infront of you, no options back, direction of pressure)

- What are the cues to keep the ball? (no option forwards, player on ball under pressure)

- What is the solution based on the cues?

- What causes the situation?

Progressions / Variations:

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