Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defender at an angle/ Shooting technique

Gauntlet 1v1

1v1 Gauntlet:

Divide Players into different lines and pick a few players to be defenders (rotate defenders every few minutes). Players in red will try to beat players in blue and get through the two red cones in front of them. If they get pass the player in blue, the player in red must find a new line to get in to (look for whichever line is shortest). If the defender in blue stops the player in red, they must go back to the same line and try again. Each time a player in red successfully beats a defender, they get a point. Whoever has the most points when switching defenders wins.

Coaching Points:

-encourage creativity

-change of speed and direction

-focus on 1v1 defender in front moves (scissors, lunge, swerve, elastico, windshield wiper, shuffle, etc.)

-1v1 defending technique (side on, force the defender 1 way, wait for the "beat" touch, don't dive in)

1v0/1v1 Finishing (15 mins)

Organization: 

2 lines of players just inside half of 9v9 field, each player needs a ball. 

Game: 

Blue will attack goal 1v0 and has 5 seconds to get a shot off. Once the shot is off, red will attack 1v1 against blue. 5 minutes then rotate sides. 

Coaching Points:

-Go at speed

-Striking technique

  -ball at an angle, toe pointed down, strike with laces, plant foot next to ball, land on shooting foot.

-Pick a corner (look at where keeper is)

-Which moves are good at speed (scissors, lunge, fake shot)