Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Patient build up Possession

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Craig Birtwistle

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Craig Birtwistle
Name: Craig Birtwistle
City: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer

Description

Technical excecution and tactical understanding of when to recognize and attack space with the ball.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival Scrimmage

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Arrival Scrimmage

Arrival Scrimmages. 4v4

No Coaching but coaches should be obeserving players and praises players that achieve the session objective.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Practice

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Technical Practice

Set Up

As in diagram. Can set up once or twice depending on numbers. Last player would dribble if two groups of 6.

Description:

1 connects a wall pass with 2. 1 plays to 3. 3 goes long to 4 while 5 checks in an then come back for a combination with 4. 4 passes long to 6. 6 plays to 7 and we start again.

Rotation: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7

Coaching Points:

Quality of pass, first touch

Weight and pace of ball

Shape of body on movement


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Development

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Skill Development

Set Up:

6 squares 4v2 in 2 of the squares.

Description:

2 groups play 4v2 in each area. The attacking team attempt to do 3 passes before switching the play (moving to a new box). Defenders aim to steal the ball and take the ball out to a different square. If successful the defender switches with the player they stole the ball from.

Coachig Points:

Movement off the ball

Decision making: Pass, dribble or shield

Speed of play when switching the point of attack.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game

Set Up

6v6 Conditioned Scrimmage

Description

Players have to dribble or pass through red gates before they can go to go.

Progression take the condition away but watch to see if they still maintain the same width, depth and height

Coaching Points

Positions when keeper has ball in order to be patient in possession and build out of the back

Positions in final 3rd to either come though the gates with a cross or come in with a dribble and go to goal.

Movement off the ball - Keeping attacking principles width, depth and height.

Possession vs Penetration

Decision making: Pass Dribble shoot turn or shield.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

Finish with a regular scrimmage. Try to find one or two opportunties to coach the topic within a game situation.


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