Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U7 SDP: WEEK 3 (Start Time: 2022-10-02 15:30:00)
Premier Users' Club
Cormac Cleary
Description
Session Objective: Fun, Listening Skills, lots of touches on the ball
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10 mins
Organization: 20 x 25m Grid: Every player with a ball , Coach has a ball.
Activity: Coach Says - 6/8min 2/1 work to rest
Coach says (Simon Says) Players are dribbling with the ball (using laces/pinky toe)
Players must do what action Coach says. Coaches says do ten toe taps etc.
Mix it up ( technical teach a move, physical could be jump over a ball etc)
Every time the do said action they get a point. How many points can they get?
Coaching Points: fun, Lots of touches on the ball, dribbling - change speed change direction.
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10 mins
Organization: 20 x 15m (adjust to players needs) cones, balls
Activity: Steal The Ball -
Red v's Blue
Green = Reds Defenders
Yellow = Blues Defenders
Dribbling Game (15 mins)
Organization:
-see diagram for set-up and equipment
-area of approx. 25x20m (Inc. 5m zones) split into 3 zones
-opposing team try to run into other teams’ zone and steal their balls and dribble back to their zone.
-players can only take one ball at a time and must dribble it all the way back before attempting to get another one.
-after determined amount of time, the team with most balls back in their zone, wins.
Possible variations/progressions:
-start by carrying balls instead of dribbling
-add 1/2 defenders for both teams
-add all players can tackle
Coaching Points:
-close dribbling in tight areas
-accelerate/rwb into open spaces
-get head up to scan for space, balls, players
-use of both feet and all surfaces of feet
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15 mins
Activity: 1 V 1
1v1 Dribbling/running with the ball -12:2 work/rest
Organization: 15x 20 field size 4 gates per game (5m)
(Adjust to players needs/challenges) 10/12 players
4/5 players per team
Equipment:
cones, balls, bibs
Procedure
Players take turns at serving into the opposite team. The
Attackers receives the ball from the server, as the ball is in motion the opponent can enter the pitch and look to close down the attacker. The player with the ball looks to dribble through either of the opponent’s gates.
The attacker looks too attack the defender with speed, beat the defender by doing a move/changing speed/direction to get through an open gate.
If the defender wins the ball they become the attacker and look to score through the opposite gates. passing through a gate equals 1-point dribbling through equals 3 points.
1) Allow players to decide on how many points an action is worth.
2)Allow players to pick their team name
Each Team gets to serve and be the attacker after 5/6 min rotate teams to the opposite side so they play a new team.
Objective:
To dribble past opponents and get through a gate as quick as possible
Coaching points:
attack the ball, 1st touch into space, get in to the opponents half as quickly as possible (running with the ball), attack the defender with speed, look to keep the ball close change speed/direction do a move. (dribbling)
Progression:
make it a 2 v 2 and insist on a pass before you can scor
Coaching Points: Dribbling- can players change speed/direction , be tricky.
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20 mins
Organization: U7 3 v 3 SSG 20 min Game
Activity: Game , laws of the game, retreat line, pass in , dribble in.
Coaching Points:
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
5 mins
Organization: Arrival Activity - As Players Show up put them in small sided games.
1 v 1 , 2 v 1 2 v 2 (no more than 3 v3 ) 2 Games
Activity: SSG 5 MIN
Coaching Points: ALLOWING PLAYERS TO PLAY USE THE RULES OF THE GAME