Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 7v7 Building Pressure on the Ball

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Name:	Carter Robbins
City:	Greensboro
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Initial Play

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Initial Play

5:30-5:40pm Free Play

5:40-5:50pm Initial Play (introduce topic through CP's & Guided Questions)

Set up:

- 4 pugg goals

- Divide group into 2 EVEN teams as they arrive.

Initial Play Reps: 2 x 5 minutes

Introducing Initial Play:

- We are working on building pressure on the ball

- 2 points for scoring from pressuring the ball

- 1 point for any other goal

First Stoppage (5 minutes in):

- Change sides

- CP: Get Pressure on the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery

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Ball Mastery

5:50-6:10pm

Character Development:

Encouragement:

Definition: Encouragement means saying or doing things that help someone feel brave, confident, or motivated to keep going. It’s like cheering someone on when they’re trying something hard or telling them that you believe they can do it. When you encourage others, you remind them that they are capable and that their effort matters!

Practice 1: What is Encouragement? Why is it important?

Practice 2: How do you show Encouragement in soccer?

Practice 3: Can Encouragement be used at home or school? How?

Practice 4: How can we motivate each other to show Encouragement?

Agility Circuit:

- Set up 10 x 10 boxes. 1 box for every 4-6 players

- Side 1: Dribbling / Pass Back

- Side 2: Shuffles / Slides

- Side 3: Accelerations

- Side 4: Ladder

Reps:

- 2-3x around for each variation

- Next player in line receives a pass from player finishing dribbling and then goes right away

Variations #1

- 1: Right Foot

- 2: Side Shuffle right foot forward

- 3: 80% Cruise

- 4: 2 feet run through

Variations #2

- 1: Left Foot

- 2: Side Shuffle left foot forward

- 3: 90% Cruise

- 4: Ikki Shuffle

Variations #3

- 1: Inside Both Feet

- 2: karaoke right foot forward

- 3: Sprint

- 4: sideways - 2 in, 2 out on the right side

Variations #4

- 1: Outside Both Feet

- 2: karaoke left foot forward

- 3: Backpedal

- 4: sideways - 2 in, 2 out on the left side

Variations #5

- 1: Bottom of both feet

- 2: Forward shuttle 2 and switch sides

- 3: Power skip

- 4: Scissors on the right side

Variations #6

- 1: Bottom of both feet sideways

- 2: Backwards shuttle 2 and switch sides

- 3: Power Bounds

- 4: Scissors on the left side

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Building Pressure on the Ball

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Building Pressure on the Ball

6:10-6:35pm

Set up:

- 2 pugg goals at midfield

- Ball starts from the goalkick

- Attackers are trying to score in the pugg goals, and Defenders are trying to counter into full sized goal

- Reset after. If you have more than 7 players, they can join a line and rotate in

Reps: 4 x 5 minutes rounds and then rotate attackers and defenders

Introducing the Game:

- We are working on building pressure on the ball

- 1 point for any goal

First Stoppage (5 minutes in):

- Ask: When the other team puts the ball in play, what is the first thing we need to do? Get pressure on the ball

- CP: Initiate pressure to regain the ball

- Change Attackers and Defenders

Second Stoppage (12 minutes in):

- Ask: What should the defenders who aren't pressuring do? Cover to eliminate passing options

- CP: Provide cover to eliminate passing options

- Change Attackers and Defenders

Third Stoppage (18 minutes in):

- Reminder of the 2 CP's for the topic

- Change Attackers and Defenders

End of Drill Before Final Play:

- Remember we are trying to create space to break the lines

- If you hear me say "be brave", have the confidence to go 1v1 to goal

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

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Final Play

6:35-7pm

- 2 points for scoring from pressuring the ball

- 1 point for any other goal

- Check for understanding with the questions and coaching points from the topic.

- Stick to the topic to ensure the players understand how it connects to the game

4 Session Cycle:

- Session 1: Small sided mixed with other team sharing field (everyone plays)

- Session 2: 7v7 against other team sharing field

- Session 3: Small sided mixed with other team sharing field (everyone plays)

- Session 4: 7v7 against other team sharing field

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