Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Working with a striker low on confidence

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Emyr Williams

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Name:	Emyr Williams
City:	Pwllheli
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Striker generel drill

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Striker generel drill (10 mins)

General practice working with our striker who's low in confedence

Organisation / Area size

2 x 18 yard boxes

2 x goalkeepers, 2 x Strikers and 8 x servers

2 x Red, 8 x Blue bibs

Footballs located near all the severs..

Session details

Working with two strikers. The coach will shout out a colour and both strikers will try and score from that colour receiver, after every shot they will move back in to the shaded area before making another run and receive from another receiver. The ball can be thrown in or on the floor or a cross after 3 strikes on goal they switch sides. Strikers are working on different angles of runs get in between the CD, attack the front post, feign to go front then check to go back post.

7 x 2 min blocks

Challenge, conditions & Targets

1. Extra point if scoring first time.

2. Offside rule applies so time the run.

3. Coach shouts a colour the striker will receive the ball from the opposite side to receive back to goal and turn and shoot.

4. Extra point if they can finish in the corners.

5. How many shots on target in 2 min

6. How many goal in 2 min

7. Use weaker foot

Key points

1. Accuracy

2. Eyes on the ball

3. Power follow through to target

4. Head over the ball to keep low

5. Aim low across the goal

6. Hit with laces.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progression

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Progression (10 mins)

Progression

Organisation / Area size

2 x 18 yard box with 22 mtr central zone.

2 x goalkeepers, 2 x Strikers and 4 x severs

4 x Red, 2 x Blue, 4 yellow bibs

Footballs located near the two central player.

Session details

Either servers can pass the ball in to one of the strikers they can combine with the reds before one of the outside Red players who can play a through ball to the 18 yard box or play a one two with one of the yellow common players to try and score. Only one striker and defender in to the 18 yard box at one time.

Challenge, conditions & Targets

1. Extra point if scoring first time.

2. Offside rule applies so time the run.

3. Coach shouts a colour the striker will receive the ball from the opposite side get the ball back to goal and turn and shoot.

4. Extra point if they can finish in the corners.

5. How many shots on target in 2 min

6. How many goal in 2 min

7. Timed count down before they have to get a shot off.

8. 2 v 2 strikers can score in any goal and Reds/Blue players are free to move in to any area of the pitch, edge of 18 yard area is the offside line.

Goal setting making it more difficult as we go on

1. Plenty of reputation

2. Work on hitting the target

3. Scoring a goal

4. Finishing in the corners

5. Score from a 1 v 1

6. Score from a 2 v 2

7. Pressure applied with a timed limit.