Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Outside Course - Week 5 - Planets

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Danny Nolan

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Name:	Danny Nolan
City:	Coppull
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Astronaut Training

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Astronaut Training

Session based on having extra room outside on 3G or grass.

Make use of space by setting up progressions of games in separate area's to minimise setup time & waiting within session *if space allows

Assistants to be alert at all times & encourage participation from all players.

Group sizes maybe big so coach needs to be loud, energetic &organised.

Bring players in to ask them what planet do they live on? Then ask how to you get to other planets...go into space. Let them know that they are going to be searching for new planets in todays session

Session Setup -

Cone an area out big enough for all players to dribble around, within the area have a smaller section which has enough small cones, tall cones & bibs for each player to collect.

Players have a ball each

Session walkthrough -

To start off with they need some Astronaut training on earth. They need to learn how to practice driving the rocket

Players to dribble around the area changing direction, going different speeds & keeping control of the ball

Let them know that a few things they need to look out for in space are floating comets & aliens

Astronauts need to collect there equipment ready to launch into space, all players to collect a big, small cone & big cone

Bib = Astronaut suit

Small cone = Camera

Tall cone = Telescope

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Planets

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Planets

Session Setup -

In a large area setup 5 different circle of cones which will act as planets, they need to be big enough to fit everybody inside & also spaced out so players have to dribble to reach them

Players have a ball each

Session walkthrough -

Check all astronauts have all the correct equipment - players to carry both cones around with them

We now need to lift off into space - have all players line up on on side or two sides of the area

Count down from 10 - when we reach 'blast off' players kick the ball into the area & chase after it

Once players are in 'space' they need to drive their rocket around to start searching

Players stop their ball & perform ball rolls with both feet - at the same time get them looking through the tall cone (Telescope) to see if they can see any planets

Coach points out that he can see the 'Red Planet'

Players to stop ball rolls & dribble to the red planet

Once players are on the red planet they need to take a picture for NASA - Players to perform toe taps to replicate walking around on the planet while taking photos

Players to do the same on all 5 planets

Progressions to add in whilst discovering all 5 different coloured planets

Shooting Star = Change direction quick so you don't get hit

Alien = Players to freeze so they don't get abducted by aliens - Coach to pretend to be alien and walk round slowly to make sure nobody is moving

Progression

After all 5 planets have been discovered the players will have a 'planet relay'

Players have to dribble to all 5 planets & perform at least 6 toe taps in each whilst taking photos

Progression

Shooting Stars - Coach to randomly throw cones into the area which act as shooting stars which the players have to dodge

Coach to be energetic throughout, make players believe they are discovering a new planet & have lots of fun

Coaching Points

Close control

Small touches

Skills whilst using both feet

Changing direction

Scanning for space

Co-ordination

Players to move onto matches now, keep the theme going with space team names & labelling the goals different planets which you need to score into.