Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): (Foundation) Shooting I

Shooting I

Shooting 1

Practice Organisation

-Area 15x10yds, with appropriate size goal at one end, as illustrated.

-4 Players (Incl. GK), arranged, 2 Attackers v 1 Defender, as shown in the diagram

-Practice starts with: D passes ball forward into 2 A’s

-Receiving A controls and passes to partner who attacks the goal 1v1

-D moves forward to defend goal in tandem with GK

-Practice continues until ball goes dead

-A’s and D’s rotate roles and practice recommences with initial set-up arrangements.

Detail

-Receiving, controlling and passing to partner enables D to move forward and establish a realistic defensive position

-Furthermore: it will create varying levels of pressure on A, determined by partner’s efficiency of control.

-Angle, distance and communication between A’s to best deal with incoming long pass from D

-Simple progressions for this practice are:

-- D plays ball into space for A’s to collect and organise on the move.

-- Develop 2v1 in existing organisation to further challenge D and A’s use of support.

-- Change the shape of practice area (long and narrow, or wide and shallow)

-- Build number of players in practice (and hence complexity of options/challenges)

Key Coaching Points

-Accuracy and quality of initial pass from D to A’s, served with pace and precision.

-Receiving A getting into line of ball and receiving with good 1st touch, using appropriate controlling surface.

-Early decision from receiving A on where and how to play pass to supporting team mate that will make it easier to receive and take ball on.

-Positive and early decision from A, on best way to take ball past D to create an opportunity to shoot at goal.

-Consideration of position of GK and how that will affect choice of attacking move to score.

U9’s – The players should be able to complete the Learning outcomes under passive pressure.

U10’s – The players should be able to complete the Learning outcomes at pace, under passive pressure.

U11’s – The players should be able to complete the Learning outcomes with increased pace, under passive pressure.