Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Tuesday 4 August 2020 - Social Distacing

Training Layout

Organisation

All equipment will be cleaned and sanitised prior to training. All players will already know their coloured zone and take all their possessions with them to their coloured zone and place them behind their own individual cone. All players will be at least 2m away from each other at all times and no bibs will be used during this session. Each coloured zone will only have 5 players and one coach max.

An attendance register will be taken by the Covid-19 Officer.

Technical Info A - warm up/core/sprints

Warm Up - Dynamic Streches - All to be done slowly and emphasise form

1 Length - A to B and back to A

4 lengths - Jogging - Emphasise a slow speed and only working the turn

1/4 length - High Knees - Emphasise form not speed.

1/4 length - High Heels - Emphasise form not speed.

1/4 length - Side Skips - Rotate after 3.

2 Full lengths - Forward Backward Running - Run straight to first cone and then backward and repeat for 2nd cone.

Core Work

After each length A to B of jogging do the following:

20 sit ups

20 press ups

20 squats

20 burphees with jump

20 star jumps

Speed Work

Players run individually from 1-4 outside the perimeter of the area. 1-2 is run at 3/4 pace from 1-2 and then transition/explosive speed to sprint from 2-4. Each player moves up 1 cpone in the queue ehen the runner gets to cone 2.

4 times each.

Technical Info B

Midfield Movement - Pass

Player X works for 1 minute running out of the small starting square to do a 1-2 with a server on the outside. Once this is done he turns and proceeds to the next server but only after he re-enters the small starter square. This work is done for the full minute.

Coaching Points

Emphasise explosive speed from the starter square everytime. Always explode out towards the server calling loudly and on toes prepared to control cleanly and pop it back with quality. The run back in should be a jog and maintain the transition from jog to explosive speed always out towards the server. Emphasise quality of pass. Note the 1 - 2 should be a medium length pass 3-4m to ensure social distancing, keep an eye on this.

After 1min rotate the player in the middle.

Midfield Movement - Dribble

The transition to this is quick. The servers do not have a ball and instead offer as a passing option. Now player X has a ball and dribbles around looking for a vacant passing option. Again player X must go through the starter square in the middle in between every pass. Player X works for 1 min and then rotate. Note the 1 - 2 should be a medium length pass 3-4m to ensure social distancing, keep an eye on this.

Progression

Once a full set is done and everyone has had an opportunity as player X, re do the drill but this time the servers are continually passing a ball around the square. The server with the ball is not a viable passing option forcing player X to get his head up and assess the situation first before passing to identify the best passing option.

Skill Drill

Final Skill Drill

2 Players work at a time. Player A are attackers and player B are defenders. Both sprint to their opposite cone and player A receive a pass from the coach/server and tries to score through a gate before player B can defend/intercept. 3 goes each and then rotate the attackers vs defenders. Count the goals for competition purposes.