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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): LL Fall 24 Week 1 First Touch

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Vincent Olivieri
Name: Vincent Olivieri
City: Irvine
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): First Touch Principles

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First Touch Principles

Gear: 1 ball per player, 4 cones

Focus: 

  • talk through ways to receive the ball
    • inside foot
    • knee
    • chest
  • 2 touches
    • 1: collect the ball
    • 2: move the ball

 Operation:

  • Discuss the different ways to receive the ball: chest, foot, knee
  • Coach serves the ball.  
  • Player receives it, dribbles around the cone, deposits the ball with the coaches, and goes to the back of the other line.
Progressions
  • Coaches start out with consistent ball delivery methods.  Then coaches vary their deliveries.
  • Encourage two touches.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): First Touch Set-Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): First Touch Set-Up
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First Touch Set-Up (10 mins)

Gear: 1 ball, 4 cones per line (can have multiple lines)

Focus:

  • Clean first touch.
  • Quickly putting the ball into play.
  • Footwork

Operation:

  • Coach passes ball to the Player. 
  • Player receives the ball and immediately puts it into motion.  
  • Player dribbles through cones and shoots on goal.
  • Player retrieves the ball, dribbles through outer cones, and returns to the line.

Progressions:

  • Player receives the ball while in motion
  • Player must execute a ball-handling trick before shooting
  • Player must use weak foot to dribble.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): First Touch Quartet

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First Touch Quartet

Gear: 1 ball per quartet

Focus:

  • First Touch, quick return
  • Pass-and-Move

Operation:

  • Cones should be close enough that players can complete a solid pass.
  • Player A passes to Player B and then runs after the ball to position B. 
  • Before Player A arrives, Player B passes to Player C and then runs after the ball to Position C. 
  • Before Player B arrives, Player C passes to Player D and then runs after the ball to position D.  
  • Before Player C arrives, Player D dribbles to position A. 
  • Re-run drill
Progressions:
  • Two-touch first-touch - receive, and pass
  • Think about how to position your body so that you can receive well and keep the ball from your opponent.
  • Move cones apart
  • Challenge competing quartets to race against each other.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v2 Box

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4v2 Box

Gear: 4 cones and 1 ball per unit

Focus: 

  • First Touch and quick response
  • quick decision making
  • BLAMO defense for defenders
Operation:
  • Offense put one player on each edge of the box.  Defense plays inside.
  • Offense has to pass the ball through the box without the defenders getting the ball.  
Progressions:
  • Limit the Offense to two touches (receive, pass)
  • Make the box bigger.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v3 Hold Possession

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6v3 Hold Possession

Gear: 1 ball, 4 cones, pinnies

Focus: 

  • Passing speed and accuracy
  • First touch reception

Operation:

  • Offense has to complete 8 passes without a defender touching the ball in order to score a point.
  • Defense has to collect the ball and dribble it over a cone to score a point.
  • Reset play after each point
Progressions:
  • add a ball
  • reward a point for every successful ball handling trick (bell, scissor, sole roll)
  • add/remove players or cones

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): GK skill refresher

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GK skill refresher

Gear: 1 ball per player

Focus: 

  • refresher on Ground, Basket, and Diamond Catches
Operation:
  • Discuss Ground, Basket, and Diamond Catches
  • demonstrate, model each, one at a time.
  • Coaches toss a ball at a Player who blocks/catches it
  • Coaches move down the line repeating it.
  • Players put the balls at their feet.  
  • Coaches and players trade positions.
  • Repeat.
Progression
  • Surprise the Players with where the ball is coming

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