Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Grading Night 2 Technical
FAI - Coach Education
Darren Moore
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Variation on Fifa 11 based on a large group
6 Pairs of cones 5 meters apart for a total distance of 25 M for first set of cones to the
last. Increase the number of rows based on number of players.
- Jogging : Run Down along the inside of cones and jog
back around the outside. Stay in sync with the player beside you.
Repeat 2 times.
- Skipping : Skip down along the inside of cones and jog around on the
outside. Repeat 2 times.
- Open Out Hip / Open The Gate : Jog forward lift leg up and out at each cone.
Alternate legs at each cone. Repeat 2 times.
- Close In hip / Close the Gate : Jog forward and lift leg up and in at each cone.
Alternate legs at each cone. Repeat 2 times.
- Side Skip : Skip sideways chagne direction at each cone. Repeat 2 times.
- High Legs: Jog out to each cone and with right arm out straight kick to touch finger tips. Alternate at each cone. Repeat once
- Sprint : Forward 2 back 1. Repeat once.
- Light Jog : Jog down the middle and break.
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Dynamic Sprint Drills based on a large group.
6 Pairs of cones 5 meters apart for a total distance of 25 M for first set of cones to the
last. Increase the number of rows based on number of players.
- Self Calf Raises : At a stationary position , raise up on your toes slowly in a straight motion hold for 2 sec and squeeze calfs , lower slowly. Repeat * 10 times.
- Lung and Twist : At each cone with hand on hips , perform a lung , back knee 2 inches off the ground , perform a full body twich in the direction as the forward knee. Alternate between lung between cones. Jog around the outside on way back. Repeat once.
- Straight Leg Run: Run with staight legs , kicking forward and high. Repeat 2 times.
- SL Bounce: Bounce forward 3 times on a straight let and switch let. Repeat 2 times.
- Broad Jumps: Starting a squat position , jump forward and reset back onto squat position. Repeat once.
Glute Kicks: With 2 hands over the glutes , jog forward and kick both hands alternating.
Repeat 2 times.
Ankle Poppers : Running forward with straight leg on your ankles, do not bend the knees. Repeate 2 times.
Pogos : In a stationary position , quick contact , max higth , jump up and down , rasie toes as you hit the ground.
A Skip Motion: In a stationary position , get up on toes , raise right leg at a 90 degree angle and raise bended left arm . Alternate left leg at a 90 degree angle and raise bended rigth arm.
Alternate between legs and ensure motion is at a beat.
A Skip Movement : Repeat but move forward at a jogging pace and focus on technqiue. Repeate as required.
A Skil Movement : Repeat at speed.
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Objective
The objective of the drill is to improve dribbling with both feet.
The drill also helps improve players turns during the game.
Set-up
At least 4 cones on a straight line at an equidistance apart. Distance may be between 4-5M.
A 5th cone at at the end to faciliate a turn on the ball.
Execution
- Starting at Cone 1, sprint with the ball and dribble through to Cone 2. Drop the ball at Cone 2 and Sprint backwards to Cone 1.
- Starting at Cone 1, sprint to the ball and dribble through to Cone 3. Drop the ball at Cone 3 and Sprint backwards to Cone 1.
- Starting at Cone 1, sprint to the ball and dribble through to Cone 4. Drop the ball at Cone 4 and Sprint backwards to Cone 1.
- Starting at Cone 1, sprint to the ball and dribble through to Cone 5. Preform a turn at Cone 5 and dribble back to Cone 1.
Once you have reached all four cones and are back at Cone 1, take a 60-second rest before starting the next foot.
Coaching tips
The drill to repeated initially using right foot and the left foot.
Light touches on the ball , ball close to the feet , dribbiling and turns.
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Quick feet drills designed for large group.
- Fowards and Backward on the white line starting with right foot
- Fowards and Backward on the white line starting with left foot
- Side to Side
- Forward Backward hops with right foot
- Forward Backward hops with left foot
- Sissors , on the line fast feet with sissor movement ensure feet dont
Ensure head up looking forward , bent elbows and pumping arms.
Coach holds up a varied cones to get the group to call out the color.
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