Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): final sessions walk through

PROGRESSION 3 U12 shooting/finishing (10 mins)

OBJECTIVE

3 lines of shooters set up 5 yards outside the 18 yd box

3 cones marketing the area

1 goalie in net to start (switch out goalies regularly)

-Red 4 dribbles towards a cone makes a move using a ball mastery move and then set up for a shot,

-After shooting Red 4 sets up a 1-2 with red 3

-Red 3 takes a shot

-Red 3 then sets up a 1-2 for Red 2.

-Red 2 shoots.

After each shot rotate to players right.

KEY FACTORS AND PROGRESSIONS

1st line Dribble towards a cone, make a ball mastery move, then take a positive touch to set up for a shot.

2nd line, play a pass to the player from line 1, receive the ball with a positive touch that sets you up for a shot,

3rd line repeat what the 2nd line does.

1. Create a positive touch so your set up with a shot.

2. Plant non kicking foot beside the ball, lift kicking leg and strike ball with instep aiming to one of the corners

3. Follow through to create pace.

PROGRESSION 1

Shoot using the laces players foot, try to create a bit more power

PROGRESSION 2 (you may skip this and skip to progression 3 depending on skill level)

Have player use non dominant foot

PROGRESSION 3 (see next slide)

After Red 4 shoots, they then have to defend Red 3 as they go in and shoot, Red 3 then has to defend Red 2 as they go in and shoot creating 1v1’s, Red 2 then defends Blue 2

Screen 4 (20 mins)

SET UP

1 field (this shows progressions, but use about little less than half field

2 nets 

2 even teams

Balls at each end line ready to be played in. 

OBJECTIVE

1. red attacks 1 V 0 takes a shot

2. Blue takes a ball and and attacks the red player that just tyook a shot 1 V 1

-if blue scores red adds another attacker making it a 2 V 1 for red, if red wins the ball and scores blu adds anaother attacker making it a 2 V 1 for blue

3. This pattern continues until all players are on the pitch

1 v 0, 1 v 1, 2 v 1, 2 v 2, 3 v 2, 3 v 3, 4 v 3, 4 v 4 

COACHING POINTS

1. transition from attacking to defending and vice versa 

2. 1 v 1 skills

3. ball, support, cover in defending

4. Scan the field, see what options are available and how can you make yourself available off the ball.

drive forward shooting (15 mins)

Shadow play (15 mins)