Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): UEFA C License Session Plan 2- Shooting/Create and Score Goals

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Aaron Kelly

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Aaron Kelly
Name: Aaron Kelly
City: Millbrook
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (15 mins)

Set-Up

- As players arrive, they can set their bags and drinks down in the blue cone area. 

- Coach will hand out vests, splitting the players into teams as they arrive.

- Players should find a partner or a group of 3 if there are uneven numbers and work on striking the ball back and forth with each other. Players will dribble for a few touches, find their partner and strike the ball to them and then move.

- Area is designated by the yellow and red cones.

- 70x24 yard area.

- 14 red cones, 6 yellow cones.

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression: Weak foot only.

Progression: Striking the ball with various parts of the foot.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

- Striking the ball with your laces.

- Plant foot facing the target, slightly off to the side of the ball.

- Striking through the middle of the ball.

- Ankle locked, toe pointed down.

- Follow through, land on kicking foot.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technique

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Technique (20 mins)

Set-Up

- Coach in black to the side, will walk around and visit each player to view technique and give personal feedback as needed.

- 48x24 yard area laid out in red cones, with yellow cones 12 yards away to split the red cones.

- 14 Players

- 14 Red Cones, 7 Yellow Cones.

- 14 Footballs

- Players will pair with someone from the opposite team and go to a red cone. They will stand across from each other, one ball will be put on the center yellow cone and the other will be used for striking the ball.

- Players will take turns striking the ball and trying to knock the ball on the yellow cone off. 

- If they successfully knock the ball off, they receive a point.

- Play for 2-3 minutes, whoever has the higher score wins.


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression: Move the cones further back for a longer strike.

Progression: Instead of playing 1v1, the teams will now play against each other. Players can shoot at any ball and when a ball is knocked off, a team will be awarded the point. The team with the most points wins.

Progression: Weak foot only.

Regression: Move the red cones closer to make the area smaller.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

- Plant foot slightly to the side of the ball facing the direction you want to strike.

- Striking foot, toe down, making contact with the laces.

- Follow through and landing on your kicking foot.

- Balance when approaching the ball, slightly leaning.

- Striking the ball through the middle.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill

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Skill (25 mins)

Set-Up

- Coach in black, facing the two lines to view technique of striking the ball.

- 44x44 yard area.

- 14 players, 2 teams of 7, and two goalkeepers.

- 14 footballs

- 2 goals

- 2 cones

- Blue will start attacking, one red player will come out to defend. Those players will play 1v1, the blue player will attack the goal with the green goalkeeper.

- If blue scores or red takes the ball, the blue player will now defend and the next red player at the cone will attack.

- Red will then attack the goal with the yellow goalkeeper.

- This will rotate every other.

- Keep track of score.

- Play for 3-4 minutes.


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression: Make area smaller, bring cones in so that defenders are closer and can close down easier.

Progression: 2 points awarded for strikes outside of the 18-yard box.

Regression: Attacking players will play 2v1, the player that shoots will stay on to defend.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

- Can you exploit space to either side of the defender to create space for a shot.

- Right before deciding to shoot, take a look up to locate the goalkeeper, then head down and strike.

- Decide between power and placement when striking the ball, depending on distance from the goal.

- Plant foot slightly to the side of the ball facing the direction you want to strike.

- Striking foot, toe down, making contact with the laces.

- Follow through and landing on your kicking foot.

- Balance when approaching the ball, slightly leaning.

- Striking the ball through the middle.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game (30 mins)

Set-Up

- Coach in black, off to the side to view the entire field.

- 44x36 yard area, split in half by yellow cone line (18-yard box).

- 14 players split into two teams, 2 goalkeepers.

- Players will play 2v1 in their attacking zone, they will have the ability to play targets on the end line or bumpers on the touchline.

- If a shot is taken and saved, or blue wins the ball, the defender or goalkeeper can play forward as quickly as possible. They are allowed to play bumpers and targets.

- All restarts will occur with the goalkeeper whose team is in possession. 

- Play will go for 2-3 minutes and rotate players attacking, defending, bumpers and targets.


Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

- Progression: Take away one target player and add in a second defender.

- Progression: Targets and bumpers only have 2 touch.

- Regression: A bumper or target who plays the ball into the attackers can join to create a 3v1 situation.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

- Can you find space through movement to receive the ball from your team to create a shot.

- If you do not have the space to shoot, can you find your teammate who can?

- Can you exploit space to either side of the defender to create space for a shot.

- Right before deciding to shoot, take a look up to locate the goalkeeper, then head down and strike.

- Decide between power and placement when striking the ball, depending on distance from the goal.

- Plant foot slightly to the side of the ball facing the direction you want to strike.

- Striking foot, toe down, making contact with the laces.

- Follow through and landing on your kicking foot.

- Balance when approaching the ball, slightly leaning.

- Striking the ball through the middle.


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