Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): G 2010 Blue 5/21 - Finishing in the final third

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Sebastian Gonzalez
Name: Sebastian Gonzalez
City: New York
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

What:

  • Creating chances and finishing in the final third

Where:

  • Final third

Who:

  • #10, #11, #7 and #9

When:

  • Transitioning from middle to final third. After a penetrating pass. When facing forward. 

Why: 

  • To increase the amount of goal-scoring chances every time the team is attacking in the final third

How:

  • Improving movement off the ball, finishing technique, scoring mentality and speed of play.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): I. Intro

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): I. Intro
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I. Intro

Organization:

  • 10 Cone SAQ
  • 2 Teams; 1 team of 5, 1 team of 6.
  • Red Team: CJ, Grace, Ellie, Nelly, Meital, Ela
  • White Team: Leela, Alexandra, Riya, Cielo, Mina
  • Soccer balls
  • 2 Full 9v9 Goals

Instructions:

  • First two players in line start hopping over the cones after making eye contact. When they are in front of each other, they play a round of rock, paper, scissors. The loser of the game will go to the back of the line. The winner will run towards the opposite’s team goal and receive a pass from her teammate. She will try to score on goal. One-touch for two points. Two touches for one point. Whether they score or not they will switch with the server. The server goes to the back of the line.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Shooting technique
  • Angle of approach 
  • Power vs placement

Regressions/Progressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): II Main Activity.

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): II Main Activity.
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II Main Activity.

Organization:

  • 2 Teams of 5, and 1 neutral
  • Red Team: CJ, Ellie, Nelly, Meital, Ela
  • White Team: Leela, Alexandra, Riya, Cielo, Mina
  • Neutral: Grace
  • Soccer balls
  • 2 Full 9v9 Goals

Instructions:

  • 5v5 +1. 

  • The 9 outfield players will start in the middle third playing 4v4+1. The teams are looking to score in the opposite team’s goal. Players can only play a penetrating pass into space for a teammate to make a run and finish 1v1 against the GK.

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Focus on that final pass and clinical finishing by attacking players, looking to hit corners, and work goalkeepers with every opportunity.
  • Movement off the ball to lose defenders and create options
  • Aggressiveness on the ball (penetrating passes, mentality towards shooting)
  • Speed of play

Regressions/Progressions:

  • P1: Allow a defender to track the attacker into the final third
  • R1: Allow the attacker to dribble into the final third.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): III. Conditioned Game

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III. Conditioned Game

Organization:

  • 2 Teams; 1 of 5 and 1 of 6
  • Red Team: CJ, Ellie, Nelly, Meital, Ela
  • White Team: Leela, Alexandra, Riya, Cielo, Mina, Grace
  • 2 full size 9v9 goals
  • Soccer balls.

Instructions:

  • Can Only score from the final third

Coaching Points/Questions:


On the ball/On Possession:

- Focus on that final pass and clinical finishing by attacking players, looking to hit corners, and work goalkeepers with every opportunity.

- Movement off the ball to lose defenders and create options

- Aggressiveness (forward play, willingness to shoot, shooting technique)

- Head to quickly play forward (penetrate).

- If forward is not an option, look to keep the ball.

- Play the way you are facing.**

- Composure on the ball.

- Urgency.

- Mobility.


Against the ball/Out of Possession: 

- Defensive compactness

- Intensity

- Urgency to recover

- Goalside

Regressions/Progressions:

  • N/A

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): IV. Match

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IV. Match

Organization:

  • 2 Teams; 1 of 5 and 1 of 6
  • Red Team: CJ, Ellie, Nelly, Meital, Ela
  • White Team: Leela, Alexandra, Riya, Cielo, Mina, Grace
  • 2 full size 9v9 goals
  • Soccer balls.

Instructions:

  • 5v5 
  • FIFA Rules

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Principles of Play

Regressions/Progressions:

  • N/A

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