Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Transition Combo - Counter Press and Connect Out

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David Zook
Name: David Zook
City: Phoenix
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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This session combines the complementary transition topics of Counter Pressing and Connecting Out 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fitness Warm Up

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Fitness Warm Up

 

There are seven skills stations designed to improve the player's athleticism.

 

Any of these can be done solo, in pairs to make it competitive, and with or without the ball. For ideas on activities for each skill, go to YouTube, there is plenty there. Vary the activity each session to keep it engaging and challenging. Be sure to work the mind and both the right and left side of the body. Grid size varies with a minimum of 20X20 for older players and 15x15 for younger players.

 

The continuous nature of the circuit builds endurance. Build to a single 12 minute period for older players and 8 for younger. In the beginning, if you need to break into multiple periods of three or four minutes per period, then do so.

 

For younger kids, you could have a circuit of 3 or 4 of these skills one session and the rest of them in the next session.

 

Here are the seven skills:

 

1. BALANCE: the ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving.

2. COORDINATION: the ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement.

3. SPEED: the ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly.

4. REACTION: the ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles.

5. POWER: the ability to reach or respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel.

6. AGILITY: the ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.

7. FLEXIBILITY: the ability to move joints or groups of joints effectively through a complete range of motion that includes stretching to lengthen the muscles


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group Game: Across the River

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Group Game: Across the River (10 mins)

Game Objective: Disrupt the pass in the endzone

Topic: Protect the Space Behind the Backline

Phase: Collectively Defend

Problem: There is space behind the backline.

Who: 4,5, 2, 3 primarily; 6, 8, 10 secondarily

Where: Middle to Back Third

When: the opponents play ball behind the line

What: Anticipate; Eyes on ball; Drop as my man moves toward goal

Why: Prevent playing into space

Layout: 40 x 50; two goals

Restrictions: 4v4v4; Two touch; 3:8:1

Scoring: One point for each pass disruption in endzone.

Game: Play to opposite endzone; when pass is disrupted in the endzone, the attacking receiving team moves to the middle; the recovering team must connect out before playing forward.

Coaching Points: (1) ANTICIPATE pass and DROP in space. (2) COVER position (3) EYES toward pass (4) KEEP pace with opponent.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): The Box Game

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The Box Game


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Game

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Final Game

 

Game Objective: To create space for the attacker in order for him to have time and space to shoot

Topic: Separate From the Defender

Phase: Finishing

Problem: Defenders are too close to us.

Who: 8,9,10

Where: Final Third

When: As the ball is being released

What: Attackers without the ball accelerate on a diagonal run to create space or drift away from the defender to create space

Why: to open enough space to shoot

Layout: 40 x 40; 2 goals

Restrictions: 9v 9; 4-3-1; 3-2-3 10:2:1

Scoring: one point for correct run and one point for each score

Game: Regular Game

Coaching Points: Time your runs to stay onsides. If the 4 and 5 are both looking at the BC, the other two need to drift away laterally from them to create space. When receiving ball make sure hips are parallel with the goal.


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