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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): heading

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James McIllvogue

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James McIllvogue
Name: James McIllvogue
City: Conwy
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

This is session that allows the players to develop their heading technic, first part is technical and then leads to a skill and then into and end to end game.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): heading technical

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heading technical (15 mins)

Key Factors

  • set up  pitch 30 x40 
  • 2 mini goals to left and right and larger goals top and bottom (wider sides)
  • players in the middle start in the 4 cones, they then run to a station and head ball into goals. ( players serving from the corner header must be in larger goals , from the sides one of the mini goals)
  • swap players every 2 minutes so everyone gets a turn of heading
  • this will allow players to work on the mechanic's of heading the ball,( EYES OPEN, HEAD BALL USING THE FOREHEAD, USE NECK AND BACK MUSLES, ARMS OUT FOR BALANCE,  STAY ON YOUR TOES, HEAD BALL MIDDLE-BOTTOM OF THE BALL AND GO FOR HEIGHT OR DISTANCE
  • Coach from outside of the pitch and step in if needed or have 1-2-1 when player has swapped out

Organisation

  • set up 20 white cones for the 30 x 40 area 
  • 10 red cones for stations and middle box
  • 2 sets of bibs
  • 14 balls 
  • 18 players plus 2 keepers

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): heading skill practice

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heading skill practice (15 mins)

Key Factors

  • moving on from technical to skill add players to put pressure on the ball
  • this speeds up movement and decision making and makes it more realistic to what will happened in game
  • swap players every 2 minutes so everyone gets a chance to practice heading
  • coach from outside moving around the session

Organisation

  • set up 20 white cones for the 30 x 40 area
  • 10 red cones for stations and middle box
  • 2 sets of bibs
  • 14 balls
  • 18 players plus 2 keepers
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): heading end game

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heading end game (15 mins)

Key Factors

  • 4 corner zones this is for players to go in unopposed to cross the ball using hands or feet
  • add scoring system 1 for any goals scored, 2 for header scored from throwing 3 for header scored from a cross from foot
  • remove restrictions and play game as normal but still 3 points for a headed goal
  • coach from side

Organisation

  • 18 players 
  • 2 keepers
  • 2 sets of bibs 
  • 12 red cones 
  • 60 x 40 pitch or bigger depending on age group

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