Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 4-4-2 Diamond Intro

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Michael Peters
Name: Michael Peters
City: Bonney Lake
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo
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Rondo (10 mins)

(2)10x10 Grid - Join into on arrival

Once 10 have arrived split into 2 4v1 and continue to add on to each group. Next arriving go inside to make a 2v4, then continue to add on to outside keeping 2 in the middle...4v2, 5v2..etc.

Fast play

Movement off of ball in passing lanes

Read play

Want the ball

Body position

Know where next play is going before ball gets to you

Once warm go into stretching - 3 lines


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Y Passing

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Y Passing (15 mins)

20x30 grid

Receive - Receiving ball with correctly weighted touch into space

Retain - Ability to retain the ball after the initial touch and set up the release

Release - Having head up between touches to recognize open players and feeding to the open player with a correctly weighted and accurate pass

1) A passes to B

B turns to pass to C

C passes to E

D times run around C

E passes to D

D passes to G

Next run the player is B postion passes the other direction to F

A to B / B to C / C to D for rotation

2-A passes B

B passes to E

C supports E and completes wall pass

D times overlapping run around C

E passes to D

D passes to G

next run goes opposite direction

Follow same rotation

Coaching Points

Communication - Help each other out on where play needs to go to. Make each other better!!

Open body position to recieve ball and non verbally communicate to passer which foot to pass to

Receive ball with correct weight into space

1 touch when we can, 2 touch when we need to

Quality!!!!!! Take an extra touch when needed to keep quality, Do not compound one bad play with another


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided 4+4v3

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Small Sided 4+4v3 (20 mins)

20x20 Grid - Adjust to speed and level of play

8 blue vs 3 yellow

Set diamond formation as shown

Blue attempt to work ball from left to right using diamond formation

Yellow attempt to win ball and if they do so can score in either small goal located on the sides

Coaching Points:

Discipline in holding positions

Movement off of ball with OM

Pace of play

Communication

Stay connected and look for passing lanes

 Shift diamond as needed to stay connected

Quickly transition to defend to win the ball back as quickly as possible

Progressions

2 touch 

1 touch for diamond 4

3 passes or less to complete transition


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Diamond Match Play

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Diamond Match Play (20 mins)

7v4+GK

Half field the width of the 18

Blue play to large goal

Yellow play to small goals

Coaching Points:

Discipline in holding positions

Movement off of ball with OM

Pace of play

Communication

Stay connected and look for passing lanes

 Shift diamond as needed to stay connected

Quickly transition to defend to win the ball back as quickly as possible


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (25 mins)

Split teams as evenly as possible

Focus on keeping diamond formation for at least one team

Adjust as needed

Emphasize training objective


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