Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Finishing - Opening up and Bounce

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John D Bracco Soccer Institute

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Name:	John D Bracco Soccer Institute
City:	Edmonton
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bounce to Shoot

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Bounce to Shoot

Instructions

1) Drops off to receive the ball like a bench then passes to player 2.

2) Receives the ball on the left of the cone and takes their touch past their blue cone to bounce with player 3 for a shot.

3) Bounces the ball back to player 2.

Coaching points

(1) Initiates exercise by dropping off cone

Like a bench (Body shape should be facing where the ball should bounce out)

- Draw a line ( Middle of foot should be pointed towards where players first touch is going)

- Planted foot (point opposite foot to the target )

- Follow through ( Foot should contact the ball at 90 degrees and end up towards target.

2) Player 2 checks off cone when Player 1 touches the ball.

- Time run and let the ball invite you in

- Laces = Lock your ankle and follow through (Draw a line from tongue of foot into the target)

- Inside = Open foot to 90 degrees and follow through (Draw a line from middle of foot to the target)

- Planted foot to the target

3) Drops towards net as one touches the ball, arrives towards cone as 2 touches the ball.

- Get in bend (Knees bent and body low)

- Find the line of the ball (directly in line of the ball and the player

- Foot to 90 degrees (Open up foot)

- Draw a line (Ball should bounce back directly from middle of foot to target

- Player 1 initiates session by dropping off cone

- Player three drops off cone the

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bounce to Open Up

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Instructions

- Players will aim to get 6 passes between player B and C by switching the point of attack

- Start with one touch bounces ( Player B with a ball and Player C with a ball. Player A goes back and forth)

- Progress to Bounce and open up while shoulder checking for a number

- End with a competition of switching the ball 6 times after bouncing and shoulder checking.

(1)

- Player in the middle runs straight towards player A

- Player B plays the ball to player A

- Player A bounces the ball back then swings hips open so chest is facing the cone (Like a bench)

- Player A shoulder checks and calls out the number player C is holding up

- Player B passes to Player A's lead foot (closest to the target)

- Player B touches the ball from lead diagonally into the path of their opposite foot

- Player B passes the ball to player C

Exercise then flips starting at player C

Players are aiming to switch the ball between B and C 6 times

Coaching points

(1)

- Get in bend (Knees bent and body low)

- Find the line of the ball (directly in line of the ball and the player

- Foot to 90 degrees (Open up foot)

- Draw a line (Ball should bounce back directly from middle of foot to target

- Like a bench (Body shape should be facing where the ball should bounce out)

- Draw a line ( Middle of foot should be pointed towards where players first touch is going)

- Planted foot (point opposite foot to the target )

- Follow through ( Foot should contact the ball at 90 degrees and end up towards target)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Square

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Set Up:

- Thirty by thirty grid

- Two sets of pinnies

- Ten balls

- Four cones of the same color on the corners of the grid, four cones of a different color on the intercepts of the grid

- Five by five square in the middle

Instructions:

- Split the group into two, one team starts in the middle square with balls, other team on the outside of the square

- Players must pass the ball to a player on the outside, open up body shape, receive the ball with the closest foot to the inside small grid

- Players always have to dribble through the small grid.

Progression

- First to 5 passes win

- First 5 players to 5 passes play the first 5 players to 5 passes in the other group

Coaching Points:

- Body shape like a bench, (Open up to bounce the ball in the direction of the middle grid)

- Receive with foot closest to square

- Draw a line with middle of foot

- Shoulder Check

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Soccer Tennis

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Soccer Tennis

Set up:

Ball per player or two per ball

Instructions:

- Juggle up to 100 juggles.

- If ball drops, pick it up and start from the number you left off.

- Must alternate feet. Right to Left

Progression

- Play 2v2 Soccer Tennis

- One bounce allowed

- Three touches between partners

- No one touch allowed

Coaching points

- Keep ball below your knees.

- Hit the middle of the ball

- Always turn your body to be in line with the ball.

**Record how many times it takes you to get to 100. If you dropped the ball 15 time get it down one each time.

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