Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Driven Shot Hanover

Warm up (10 mins)

Organization: Players get into Pairs

Instructions: Player will get into pairs and do Brazilian Touches.

Can start on ground and passes to start. then ball in hand. Player then tosses ball, teammate hits volley, top of foot both feet, continue for set time then switch.

Coaching Points:

Top foot/laces/2nd knuckle

Toe pointed

Follow through

Progressions:

Competiontion, keep track of points for each succesful juggle driven back to hands without hitting ground.

Main Theme Unopposed (15 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Play from A- B- C .C has one touch to control and one touch to strike ball towards teamates.

Not trying to score, just focusing on the technique and accuracy of the shot.

Have a competition to see how many times you can shoot and get it through your partners legs.

Coaching Points

1.Angle of approach

2.Large final stride into ball.

3.Non kicking foot next to the ball.

4.Second knuckle contacts ball. Toe down .

5.Strike the centre of the back of the ball. Eyes on the part of the ball you want to strike.

6.Follow through- land on kicking foot.

Progressions:

P. Players strike in the big goals, 3 points if goe outside the yellow sticks and 1 if it goes down the middle.

P. Add Goalkeepers instead of sticks.

Condtioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

Diamond shape functional field as shown, 24 yards between goals. Teams as assigned.

Instructions:

Play 3v3 including goalkeepers, play always begin with the goalkeeper. Winning team stays, losing team goes off.

Coaching Points:

Movement off the ball

Quality of the pass

Quality of the first touch

When/Where to shoot

Observation of goalkeeper/defenders

Progressions:

Change the size of the pitch/numbers accordingly

Players on outside are wall players with1 touch passes