Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): DtA (Mixed Position); BtA (Play Into) - Development A - GK Academy (Wk 9) (Start Time: 2024-01-22 17:00:00)

Pro-Club: 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 - Expose goalkeeper to Defend the Area (DtA) scenarios, focusing on introduction of mixed position concept

Intentions

Improve decision-making in wide/angled DtA scenatios
Understand positioning and set in mixed position scenarios
Idea that positioning is based not just on ball position but position/movement of box attackers
- You must scan for this and know what is happening in front of goal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): GK 2-Touch (Hand to Foot)

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GK 2-Touch (Hand to Foot) (5 mins)

Objective - Activate hand-eye and ball control while integrating static/dynamic stretching

GK's must keep ball up with two touches, first touch with hand, second with foot
Alternate 30s of this with 30s stretching
Option - 1 pushup/burpee if ball drops

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Aerial Activation - Volley to Angled High Ball

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Aerial Activation - Volley to Angled High Ball (5 mins)

Objective - Prepare jumping & handling actions while working aerial claim technique

1) GK takes volley from central server
2) GK drops into crossing position before taking lobbed aerial service
3) Work other side

Coaching Points

Take off foot - foot closest to delivery (ie. cross from left, take off of left foot). This keeps shoulders/chest square to ball.
Catch at earliest point, with slight bend in elbows and watching ball in
Set angle - approx. 45 degree angle, near centre of goal. Able to move in either direction
Call it loudly and clearly. Every. Single. Rep.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cutback Activation - Low Ext. - Scan - Pivot + Cross

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Cutback Activation - Low Ext. - Scan - Pivot + Cross (10 mins)

Objective - Introduce positional concepts for cutback situations while working footwork and hands

1) 3x low ext. from S1 (2 from hip, then pop up for one from set)
2) GK must scan - resting keeper will hold up one of two coloured cones, GK must call colour
3) GK pivots and uses cross step to set for central strike (vary service as necessary)

Coaching Points

Positioning - don't get pulled outside your near post - leaves goal exposed on cutback
Intentional about footwork
Chunk into 1 action at a time - don't think ahead, don't mix actions into one (ESPECIALLY footwork)
Good low ext. technique - low set, both hands & head to ball, slide and extend bottom hand

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Distro Activation - Split CB + 6 Around to Thru Pattern

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Distro Activation - Split CB + 6 Around to Thru Pattern (5 mins)

Objective - Build comfort in build scenarios playing with split CBs and single pivot

1) GK receives from six and plays around to CB
2) CB bounces it back to GK who has created depth + angle
3) GK prep touch and then play through to six
4) Repeat pattern with 6 playing to CB
5) GKs rotate (after all have rotated through, repeat but change direction of GK->CB pass)

Coaching Points

Relate the scenario to the game. Make sure they think in terms of solving pressure with split CBs and 6
Good prep touch - into space to set up next action
Adjust position to create maximum depth and angle

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DtA Activity - Cutbacks/Mixed Position

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DtA Activity - Cutbacks/Mixed Position (15 mins)

Objective - Understand the difference in positioning between cutback angle and mixed angle

1) 1-touch passes outside and thru gate with S1
2) Receive back from S1 and clip ball into S2 hands
3) Angled recovery movement to cutback position for cutback from S3
4) Quick footwork into mixed angle position for driven cross from S2

Coaching Points

Concept of mixed position - wide angle where shot and cross are both possible
Positioning for mixed position - as high and central as possible while still easily covering near post
Set for mixed position - roughly 45 degrees, shoulders open and able to scan for crossing targets
More advanced positioning concept - adjust position based on position/run of crossing targets

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): DtA Activity (Varied) - Live Crossing/Cutback Scenarios

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DtA Activity (Varied) - Live Crossing/Cutback Scenarios (25 mins)

Objective - Expose keeper to a variety of defend the area situations/cues in a game-like scenario

1) GK receives from FB and switches play
2) FBs becomes oppo wingers - switch play to opposite winger
3) Live on receiving winger's touch. Possible situations -
- CF/10 underlaps and then cuts it back for wingers attacking box
- Early delivery to CF/10 and opposite winger attacking box
- Square to CF/10 for shot from top of box

Coaching Points

Adjust positioning not only on position of ball, but also position/runs of players attacking box
Conscious decision to move from defend the goal to defend the area
Reinforce positioning/set for concept of mixed position

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