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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Protect the Goal

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Charlotte FC

Mateo Alzate

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Mateo Alzate
Name: Mateo Alzate
City: Charlotte
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Develop ability for players to apply pressure to the ball and have them relate to protect goal in crisis.

  •  Protect the goal when defense is in crisis
  • Immediate Press
  • Force errors and negative actions from other team
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Partner Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Partner Rondo
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Partner Rondo

Time Frame: 6:30 - 6:42

Title: Partner rondo

Dimensions: 11x11

Instructions:

  • Defenders stay in for whole bout. 
  • Players are tethered together by 2 pinnies, must defend together.
  • When ball is won or 10 passes are completed, defenders can drop pinnie to then go protect the goal.

PerformanceCriteria:

  • 10 passes + score = 1 pt
  • 2 splits = 1 pt 
  • Defenders win the ball and score = -1 point

Progressions:

No tether

Teaching Emphasis:

  • Can players move together efficiently to force team in a bad area without having wide gaps between them. 
  • Can players chose right moment to challenge for ball (bad pass, bad touch, head down)
  • Can players communicate and have a change of intensity to challenge for balls in crisis mode 

Rounds/Duration/Total: 5 rounds x 1.25 min = 12 min


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1

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1v1

Time Frame:  6:43 - 6:55

Title: 1v1 with 2 goals

Dimensions: 16 x 20

Instructions: 

  • 1v1 without the ball to start, then add ball after first 2 rounds. Runners/Ball carriers must go through gates in the corners to score

PerformanceCriteria:

Attackers: Run through gate = 1 pt

Defenders: Able to dribble out opposite endline = 1 pt 

Progressions:

  •  Add ball
  • Add target for defending team

Teaching Emphasis:

  • Defenders have to engage higher up with intentional body shape to force attacker one way.
  • Prime players with motor skills. Don't be flat footed, bent knees, close space and move to engage. 

Rounds/Duration/Total: 1.25 x 6 rounds = 12 mins


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 (2 balls)

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2v2 (2 balls)

Time Frame: 6:55 - 7:10

Title: 2v2 (2 balls)

Dimensions: 20x20

Instructions: Coach plays in ball to attackers who must get over halfway to score. After first ball is out, attacking team asks coach for second ball.

PerformanceCriteria:

Goal = 1 pt

Progressions:

Teaching Emphasis:

Can players avoid man marking and work together to close down goal while also having cover to adjust.

Rounds/Duration/Total: 1.5 min rounds x 6 = 14 min

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v5

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5v5

Time Frame: 7:11 - 7:45

Title: 5v5

Dimensions: 38x32

Instructions: 4 team tournament

PerformanceCriteria:

goal = 1pt

If defending team is in two halves when scored on =  2 pt

If ball is won in attacking half leading to a goal =  2 pt

Progressions:

Teaching Emphasis:

  • Have players recognize their priority is to defend the goal together as a team rather than as individuals
  • Defend higher up the field with the intention to score without leaving yourself exposed. 

Rounds/Duration/Total:

 6 rounds x 3 min

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