Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Wildcats U9 Session 1 (Start Time: 2016-04-01 15:45:00)

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Greg Primavera

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Name:	Greg Primavera
City:	White Plains
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Dribbling to penetrate

Attacking 1v1

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (15 mins)

Organization:

-Every Player with ball in 20x30 grid

Instructions:

PART I:

-Players are introduced to Messi and Ronaldo touches, choosing the correct time for each, ie close spaces use messi touches, open space use ronaldo touches.

-After a few minutes, challenge is introduced. Players now race to 50+ touches using Messi, Ronaldo, or a combination of the two.

PART II:

-Players dribble throughout area using any part of foot and wait for different commands

1) Change-When coach shouts change players must leave their ball and find a new one

2) Outside- When coach yells outside all players must dribble out of the boundary stop the ball and come back in.

3)Incorporate static ball-mastery such as toe taps, stationary scissors, etc

4) Can end with game where after every switch, a ball is taken out of the field, continually decreasing to where there is only one ball left and winner is the one who gets to it first.

Coaching Points:

-Head up to see available space

-Keep ball close when in crowded area (can you take a touch every step you take)

-If see good area of space take bigger touch/accelerate into it

-Use correct dribbling technique (pinky toe touches, knee over ball)

Progressions:

-If lose ball outside of area, or hit another player/ball you lose 10 counts in race to 50.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical/semi pressure

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Technical/semi pressure (15 mins)

Organization:

10x20 grid

6x small cones per grid diagram eg (1 grid)

2x tall cones

groups of 4-6 depending on age eg 8-9 years = 4players per group

1ball per group but have spares at the side

Instructions:

1. the players must now dribvle to the tall cone take a touch out of there feet, then strike the ball to the oposite line still following up with a run as shown.

Coaching Points:

o messi dribble to tall cone

otake a touch past the cone into the space and out of your feet

o Angle of approach – off center

oHead up to observe the target

oHead down at the point of contact

oNon-kicking foot placed to side, slightly behind the ball

oAnkle locked, toe down

oContact ball – will vary depending on target area

oContact foot – laces (instep)

oBody weight forward, chest and knee over the ball at contact

oFollow through landing on striking foot

orepeat with both feet

Progressions:

PG.now take out the tall cones and apply semi pressure (defenders dont takle) ,as the player strikes the ball he now will follow up with a run as before but towards the new striking player allowing them to take a touch out of there feet and be more game realistic with the setting to strike movements

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Techical - Opposed

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Techical - Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

-3 areas of 20x10 set up as shown

-5 yard scoring zone where defenders cannot go into

-3 groups of players

-3 Pugg goals

Instructions:

-Players placed in groups depending upon skill level

-Individual competition between players of each group

-Player at front of line tries to beat defender staying within zone and score to gain a point for him/herself.

-If goal is scored/ball goes out of play/ball is won by defender that 1v1 game is over, the attacker becomes the defender, and the next attacker comes into field to try and score.

-If player uses a moves successfully and scores, they gain 3 points.

-Player from each group with most amount of points wins.

Coaching Points:

-Good positive first touch

-Controlled approach

-Observe defenders position

-Attackers defenders front foot

-Execution of move

-Take touch back across the defender and accelerate away