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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking 1v1: Stop-Starts & Turns (Start Time: 2022-09-29 18:15:00)

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Logan Kovach
Name: Logan Kovach
City: Jersey City
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

What:

  • To improve identification & execution of a stop-start &/or turn

Where:

  • Anywhere on the field

Who:

  • Any player in a 1v1 situation

When:

  • When Pressure is coming from the side

Why:

  • in order to maintain possession of the ball, create space, dribble/pass forward, & subsequently create chances/score goals.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): WU: Race Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): WU: Race Game
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WU: Race Game (10 mins)

Organization:

  • 2 Fields, 10X18yds
  • 2, 2yd Gates on the corners of the defender's line (yd. 0-2, & 16-18)
  • 4 teams, 2 teams per field.
  • Attacking team lines up on attacker's corner (0yd)
  • Defending team lines up on defender's corner (0yd)

Instructions:

  • 1st Attacking player makes eye contact with defending player. 
  • Attacker enters space
  • Defender enters space
  • Attacker scores by running through either yellow gate before getting tagged by defender
  • Defender scores by tagging attacker before attacker runs through either yellow gate.
  • Teams are encouraged to nominate a captain to keep track of your team's points
  • As soon as one player's round is finished, next player is encouraged to go. 
  • After your round is finished, go around the activity & return to line.
  • 7 seconds to score, or the point goes to the defender
  • 1:30 rounds
  • After 1:30, attackers move to defend, defenders move to attack, we add up the total from those two rounds, & the team with more points wins. 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Do we want to be Proactive or Reactive? (Proactive; to make decisions, be in control, make the defender reactive to you.)
  • How can we be Proactive here? (Sprinting/Exploding into space to give the defender momentum; getting the defender moving)
    • Why does a defender with momentum, give us control? (Opportunity to evaluate & make decisions based on time/space)
    • Best move in the game: Sprinting straight through; if you are faster than your opponent, be faster than your opponent. If you aren't faster than your opponent, what do you have to be? (Smarter than your opponent; Double-Movement convincing the defender we are going for one gate, then cutting back to the other)
  • What are some ways to convince the defender we are going to a specific gate? (Deception: Explosive movement, looking toward a gate, shoulders & hips, body feint, deep lunge/stride)

Progressions:

  • Tighter Space
  • 2 defenders; no more gates, simply need to cross the defender's line.

Regressions:

  • Larger Space
  • Defender Begins on the ground, has to get up & catch attacker
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): A1: Tech. Focus: Stop-Start & Turn

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A1: Tech. Focus: Stop-Start & Turn (10 mins)

Organization:

  • (lift yellow gates, leave around 20yds from touchline for A2)
  • 4 lines of 3-4 players
  • 1 cone 9 yds away
  • 1 cone 18 yds away
  • 1 ball per line.
  • Additional balls nearby each line

Instructions:

  • 1st player drives out to 1st cone (9yd) & performs a stop-start, 
  • then drives out to 2nd cone (18yd) & performs a turn.
  • Once turn is complete, pass back to next player in line, jog around the activity to rejoin line.
  • 2nd player receives & begins right away.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • What is a drive vs. dribble? Drive: large touch into space, sprint after it, Dribble: close touch, near body, controlled.
  • What are some different stop-starts we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • What are some different turns we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • Can we explode after our stop-start? Why do we want to explode?

Progressions:

  • Can we complete entire activity in 5-7 touches? (Drive, stop, start/drive, stop/turn, pass)
  • Timed: each time you complete activity in less than 7 touches, your team gets a point. (6 touches, 5 touches).

Regressions:

  • Slow-down the stop-start, slow down the turn; get the technical execution, then begin to speed it up.
  • Eliminate pass. Every Player has a ball.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): A2: Skill Application

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A2: Skill Application (15 mins)

Organization:

  • 2 Fields, 10X18yds
  • 1, 2yd Gates on the corners of the defender's line (yd.16-18)
  • 1 mini-goal at the opposite corner of the defender's line (yd. 0-2)
  • 4 teams, 2 teams per field.
  • Attacking team lines up on attacker's corner (0yd)
  • Defending team lines up on defender's corner (0yd)

Instructions:

  • 1st Attacking player makes eye contact with defending player.
  • Attacker enters space
  • Defender enters space
  • Attacker scores by either a) dribbling through yellow gate, or b) passing into mini-goal.
  • Defender scores by stealing the ball & passing it across the attackers' line.
  • Teams are encouraged to nominate a captain to keep track of your team's points
  • As soon as one player's round is finished, next player is encouraged to go.
  • After your round is finished, go around the activity to retrieve ball & return to line.
  • 7 seconds to score, or the point goes to the defender
  • 1:30 rounds
  • After 1:30, attackers move to defend, defenders move to attack, we add up the total from those two rounds, & the team with more points wins.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Do we want to be Proactive or Reactive? (Proactive; to make decisions, be in control, make the defender reactive to you.)
  • How can we be Proactive here? (Sprinting/Exploding into space to give the defender momentum; getting the defender moving)
    • Why does a defender with momentum, give us control? (Opportunity to evaluate & make decisions based on time/space)
    • Best move in the game: Sprinting straight through; if you are faster than your opponent, be faster than your opponent. If you aren't faster than your opponent, what do you have to be? (Smarter than your opponent; Double-Movement convincing the defender we are going for one gate, then cutting back to the other)
  • What are some ways to convince the defender we are going to a specific gate/mini goal? (Deception: Explosive movement, looking toward a gate/mini goal, shoulders & hips, body feint, deep lunge/stride)
  • What is a drive vs. dribble? Drive: large touch into space, sprint after it, Dribble: close touch, near body, controlled.
  • What are some different stop-starts we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • What are some different turns we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • Can we explode after our stop-start? Why do we want to explode?

Progressions:

  • Tighter Space
  • 2 Defenders

Regressions:

  • Larger Space
  • Defender begins on the ground, has to get up & catch attacker
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): CG: Stop-Start

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CG: Stop-Start (15 mins)

Organization:

  • 7v7 Field
  • 2 teams of 7-8

Instructions:

  • Each goal is worth 1pt, + however many stop-starts or turns were performed in the possession leading up to the goal. Ex: A possession leading to a goal had 2 stop-starts & 1 turn. The goal is worth 4 points.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Do we want to be Proactive or Reactive? (Proactive; to make decisions, be in control, make the defender reactive to you.)
  • How can we be Proactive here? (Sprinting/Exploding into space to give the defender momentum; getting the defender moving)
    • Why does a defender with momentum, give us control? (Opportunity to evaluate & make decisions based on time/space)
    • Best move in the game: Sprinting straight through; if you are faster than your opponent, be faster than your opponent. If you aren't faster than your opponent, what do you have to be? (Smarter than your opponent; Double-Movement convincing the defender we are going for one gate, then cutting back to the other)
  • What are some ways to convince the defender we are going to a specific space? (Deception: Explosive movement, looking toward space, shoulders & hips, body feint, deep lunge/stride)
  • What is a drive vs. dribble? Drive: large touch into space, sprint after it, Dribble: close touch, near body, controlled.
  • What are some different stop-starts we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • What are some different turns we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • Can we explode after our stop-start? Why do we want to explode?

Progressions:

  • Tighter Space
  • Must Perform a Stop-Start & a turn before being able to score

Regressions:

  • Larger Space
  • Every Stop-Start or Turn is one point on it's own. If you score on that possession the stop-starts & turns are worth double. 
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (20 mins)

Organization:

  • 7v7 Field
  • 2 teams of 7-8

Instructions:

  • FIFA Rules

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Do we want to be Proactive or Reactive? (Proactive; to make decisions, be in control, make the defender reactive to you.)
  • How can we be Proactive here? (Sprinting/Exploding into space to give the defender momentum; getting the defender moving)
    • Why does a defender with momentum, give us control? (Opportunity to evaluate & make decisions based on time/space)
    • Best move in the game: Sprinting straight through; if you are faster than your opponent, be faster than your opponent. If you aren't faster than your opponent, what do you have to be? (Smarter than your opponent; Double-Movement convincing the defender we are going for one gate, then cutting back to the other)
  • What are some ways to convince the defender we are going to a specific space? (Deception: Explosive movement, looking toward a space, shoulders & hips, body feint, deep lunge/stride)
  • What is a drive vs. dribble? Drive: large touch into space, sprint after it, Dribble: close touch, near body, controlled.
  • What are some different stop-starts we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • What are some different turns we can perform? Least amount of time/touches?
  • Can we explode after our stop-start? Why do we want to explode?

Progressions:

  • N/A

Regressions:

  • N/A

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