Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): WARM UP VARIATIONS #3

GETTING THE GOALKEEPERS INVOLVED

WARM UP: GETTING GOALKEEPERS INVOLVED

Two teams each with a ball passing and moving within area

Every couple of passes, find and pass on the ground to  a goalkeeper who collect and distribute with their feet to team that passed to them

Progress:

• Goalkeepers collect passes on the ground with their hands  and roll back to the team that played them
• Balls are chipped to goalkeepers. Goalkeepers distribute with a throw to the team that played them
• If played to goalkeepers feet, they distribute with their feet. f played to their hands, they distribute with their hands
• Two team keep away. 1 point for each pass to a goalkeeper. Can't guard the goalkeepers
• Same as above but now goalkeepers can defend the other goalkeepers

CHECK AND PLAY IN THREES

CHECK AND PLAY IN THREES

Three players (two servers, one working), two balls. 

Player in center checks to ball from one server, plays back and checks to other server - Repeat

Play for one minute then rotate

Progression:

Two touch 

One touch

Receive ball across body with inside of foot and play back with the inside of the other foot

Receive ball with outside of foot and play back with the inside of the same foot

Toss balls in control with foot, thigh, chest, head play back

Toss balls in let bounce - volley back with inside of foot then progress to instep

Toss balls  - volley back with inside of foot (in air) then progress to instep

Toss balls in Head back (U14 and above)

One ball between three

Start with ball in center. Pass to outside and follow pass

Check to ball from outside, Outside server plays ball in. Receiving player turns (inside/outside/dummy move) play the other side Repeat 

SHADOW DEFENDING

WARM UP: SHADOW DEFENDING

In pairs, one players comes forward while the other backpeddles using defensive technique.

PROGRESSION:

• Player comes forward and every once and awhile cuts to a side
• Add a ball. Player dribbles forward and every once and awhile cuts to a side
• Joust. Player dribbles forward and every once and awhile cuts to a side. Defending player  steps forward and jousts with front foot
• Poke and Transition: Player dribbles forward and every once and awhile cuts to a side. Defending player pokes the ball forward then quickly transitions to attack. The attacking player now quickly transitions to defend
• Tackle and Transition: Player dribbles forward and every once and awhile cuts to a side. Defending player then tackles the ball forward then quickly transitions to attack. The attacking player now quickly transitions to defend

WARM UP PRESSURE COVER BALANCE

DEFENDING: WARM UP PRESSURE COVER BALANCE

Cones with balls on them. Players start in pairs on the first cone. Coach calls out either (force to your right) or (force to your left) and players run and shape their bodies accordingly

The players pause in that shape until the coach calls out the next command.

Progression

Pressure cover in pairs

Last player calls out command to which direction to force the ball

Pressure cover balance in Threes

Last player calls out command to which direction to force the ball

WARM UP: DEFENDING TIPPING

WARM UP: DEFENDING TIPPNG

1. Player A passes to Player B and closes down on Player B. Player B dribbles at A who back peddles keeping the ball and Player B in front until they return to the line. Then the players switch sides

Player B should not be concerned with beating Player A

2. Player A and Player B face each other passing back and forth. On coach command, Player lets ball go between their legs and turn moving towards ball. Other player quickly closes preventing player with ball from turning. Keep arms length from player with ball,

3. The two players will work on block and poke tackling. Player stands about a foot from the ball. On coaches command, both players will plant their left foot and follow through with their right foot executing a block tackle. Then players will stand at a angle to the ball and on coaches commend perform a poke tackle

Coaching Points

• Close down quick
• Sideways on
• Push off front foot transfer weight and back peddle