Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Playing with your head up! Player awareness U11 session 2 (Start Time: 2018-11-13 18:00:00)

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Name:	Steve Gulliver
City:	Southampton
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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On arrivial remind players of the need to get their head up inbetween touches on the ball. Encourage small touches to keep close control.Remind them they don't need to look down to dribble with the ball. Use peripheral vison and glancing down with the eyes rather than looking down bending the head.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Minesweeper (arrival Activity)

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Minesweeper (arrival Activity) (10 mins)

Area:

Create an area with poles or different coloured discs, cones to the cones in the square. Size will be dictated on number of players but 5 in the middle would be approx 10m x 10m.

Equipment:

Cones, bibs, poles or discs & balls.

Objective:

Dribble around the area trying to avoid the cones and other players. On whistle or command plyers try to dribble as fast as they can until the whistle is blown and then normal dribble speed resumes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Minesweeper

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Minesweeper (20 mins)

Area:

Create an area with poles or different coloured discs, cones to the cones in the square. Size will be dictated on number of players but 5 in the middle would be 10m x 10m.

Equipment:

Cones, bibs, poles or discs & balls.

Objective:

Split the players in 2 teams. Reds in the middle. Each player with a ball dribbling trying to avoid the cones. The blues are on the outside with a ball each. The blues kick or roll the ball into the square trying to hit either a player on the legs or hit their ball. Each time a hit is recorded it is added to the score tally. The reds have 5 mins to try and avoid being hit whilst dribbling and avoiding the red cones. After 5 mins the score is added up and the reds and blues swap roles for the next 5 mins. The winning team is the team with the lowest score.

Progression:

Make the cones in the middle active mines. If a player dribbles into a cone they incure a point.Add more cones in the middle or reduce the area.

Key Points:

Ephasise the need to look up and scan between touches.Manouver the ball away from danger.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Minesweeper Relay

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Minesweeper Relay (20 mins)

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Create an area with poles or different coloured discs, cones to the cones in the square. Size will be dictated on number of players but 5 in the middle would be approx 10m x 10m. Put 4 exra poles in the corners of the penalty area and inline with the 2 poles closest to the half way line.

Equipment:

Cones, bibs, poles or discs & balls.

Objective:

1st Phase:Spit the blues and the reds equally on oposite corners. (roughly 2 each but may have a 3 +2 or 3+3. Each team has 1 ball and the objective is to dribble into the grid, collect a cone and take it to your team on the opposite corner and put it on the pole. Your teamate on that corner then repeats, dribbles the ball, collects a cone and contiinues to the oposite corner and puts the cone on the pole and so on untill all the cones are gone. The winner is the team with the most cones.

2nd phase: Once the players understand the game the coaches will feed balls in and try and hit players on the legs or hit their ball. If a player is hit they have to return back to their staring position and touch the pole and then try again.

Key Points:

Ensure the players are getting their heads up inbetween touches of the ball.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Minesweeper jailbreak shooting

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Minesweeper jailbreak shooting (20 mins)

Area:

Create an area with poles or different coloured discs, cones to the cones in the square. Size will be dictated on number of players but 5 in the middle would be 10m x 10m.

Equipment:

Cones, bibs, poles or discs & balls.

Objective:

Split the players in 2 teams.Standard jailbreak game. Each player with a ball dribbling trying to avoid the cones.each coach will also roll a ball in to try and hit the ankles. If they dribble, hit a cone or are hit on the ankles they are in jail. If they dribble through without being hit or hitting a cone they take a shot at goal before the edge of the area (or marked line on astro). If they score they can relase a team mate from jail. If they miss they go to jail. The other team wins when all the players from one team are in jail.

Make the cones in the middle active mines. If a player dribbles into a cone they incure a point.Add more cones in the middle or reduce the area.

Key Points:

Ephasise the need to look up and scan between touches.Manouver the ball away from danger.

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