Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Overlap

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Jason Short
Name: Jason Short
City: Phoenixville
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer

Description


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SAQ

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

Soccer Juggle on arrival

Organization:

1. Two lines of equal numbers.

2. 10 x 15 Yard Area.

Instructions:

1. Two players have pinni and try to make it across without being tagged. Can switch pinnies between teammate

Coaching Points:

- Quality of movement

Progression:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Semi-opposed

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Semi-opposed
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Semi-opposed

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

A passes to B. B drives a long pass across to C. C commits B (passive defender) and plays the pass to D who is overlapping. Rotation: A - B - C - D.

Coaching Points:

- Checks before receiving ball

- Quality of driven pass (low and hard)

- Commit defender on dribble

- Commit defender centrally to open up two options either side

- Dribble with ball closest to support, outside of the foot flick pass to play them in

- Communication (Hold, Through) of overlapping player

- Shape and timing of run

- Quality of pass through (weight, direction)

- Recognising when to make teh overlapping run (player on ball driving infield) and when to support underneath ball.

Progressions:

- B becomes live to play 2v1 to endlines.


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

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

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

2v2 game. When ball crosses the endline the defending team drop out and a new team bring a new ball on from behind that goal. Player who scored/missed must touch the goal before rejoining the game again, leaving a 2v1 for the new team on to attempt to exploit.

Coaching Points:

- Anticipation and awareness of space and quick attack

- Recognising numbers up (2v1) and exploiting it

- Committing the defender and either passing late to support or beating them yourself

- Runs and movement of the support player (must stay onside)

- Speed of play to exploit numbers up

- Finish!

Progressions:

Competition; First to 5 wins.


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

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Small Sided Game

Organization:

4v4 game - 3 teams - Winners stay on

Coaching Points:

- Creating space as a team (width, depth and length)

- Option 1 - Penetrate, Option 2 - Possession

- Recognizing and exploiting numbers up situations


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