Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): DtG/DtA (Mid/Long Range 1v1s); BtA (Play Around/Thru) - Development A - GK Academy (Wk 12) (Start Time: 2024-02-12 17:00:00)

Suburban Football Club

Alex Sheppard

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Name:	Alex Sheppard
City:	Halifax
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Objective - Understand cues and resulting decisions to control space in mid/long 1v1 situations

Intentions

Understand how to close space - small steps, low set, hands lower and wider, always ready to snap into block/spread
Understand when to close space - big touch, head down
Understand when to hold position and be set - Head up, striker in control, defender forcing striker wide

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up - Protect the Cones

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Warm Up - Protect the Cones (5 mins)

Objective - Raise muscle temp/HR while introducing 1v1 actions

1) Rondo with one central GK, small grid
2) Outside servers circulate ball with feet, looking to knock over cones in centre
3) Each GK goes for ~45s before rotating
4) Give keepers the chance to stretch between reps

Coaching Points

Low, compact set
Small, quick steps
Timing when to close down (slow pass, bad touch, etc)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Handling Activation - Smother w around/thru

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Handling Activation - Smother w around/thru (5 mins)

Objective - Prepare smother action & acceleration, while working handling, short distro and mental focus

Setup - 4 balls - one being circulated, one in coaches hands, and one behind each server (stationary)
1) Working GK and 3 servers (incl. coach) circulate ball in a small diamond
2) Coach (at point of diamond) will volley to working GK every time he releases ball
3) If coach kills the circulating ball and steps out, it is the cue for all keepers accel forward and smother their ball

Coaching Points

Good handling habits
Passing technique - toe up, chest over ball, ankle locked
Quick accel, get low and attack ball with hands
MUST call keeper on every smother

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Activation - Mid 1v1 w/short distro, angled strike

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1v1 Activation - Mid 1v1 w/short distro, angled strike (5 mins)

Objective - Prepare block/spread actions while incorporating decisions on when/how to close space

Setup - 3 servers (1 coach), 2 working keepers. 2nd working keeper waits by post until angled strike
1) GK receives from S1 and plays to S2 after prep touch
2) S2 plays short square ball to coach for 1v1 scenario (vary touch to encourage a variety of techniques/decisions)
3) Once 1v1 is dealt with, the resting GK comes in and faces and angled strike. Repeat 3 times each before rotating

Coaching Points

Decisions around controlling space - read the touch. Accel for smother? Or small steps to close space
Low but narrower set, hands lower and wider.
Small steps, always able to snap into block/spread/smother
Look to gain ground when striker looks down

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Activity - Mid Range 1v1 w/angled strike and reaction save

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1v1 Activity - Mid Range 1v1 w/angled strike and reaction save (20 mins)

Objective - Understand cues from the in-possession player that tell us how to close space in mid-range 1v1 situations

Setup - S1 has one ball on floor, and one in hands. S3 has one ball at feet
1) GK faces angled strike from S1
2) S1 throws square to S2, GK then faces reaction save from S2
3) S3 then plays S1 into a mid-range 1v1 situation with GK

Coaching Points

Decisions around controlling space - read the touch. Accel for smother? Or small steps to close space
Low but narrower set, hands lower and wider.
Small steps, always able to snap into block/spread/smother
Look to gain ground when striker looks down

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Activity - Long 1v1 w/angled mid 1v1

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1v1 Activity - Long 1v1 w/angled mid 1v1 (25 mins)

Objective - Understand timing and cues when dealing with long 1v1 scenarios

1) S1 squares to S2 for angled mid range 1v1
2) S1 drops out of box and then runs onto thru ball from S3
3) GK faces long 1v1 with S1. S1 should vary touch to present a variety of cues

Coaching Points

Decisions around controlling space - read the touch. Accel for smother? Or small steps to close space

Low but narrower set, hands lower and wider.

Small steps, always able to snap into block/spread/smother

Look to gain ground when striker looks down

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