Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U8 (4v4) Week #8
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| Name: | Andrew Ziemer |
|---|---|
| City: | Sebastopol |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Description
GOAL: Deny Scoring Chances
PLAYER ACTIONS: Pressure the ball, Steal the ball
KEY QUALITIES: Read & understand the game, Take initiative
MOMENT: Defending
SKILL ACQUISITION: Pressure: Angle, speed, distance of approach, footwork – Types of Tackles: Poke, Block, intercept
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CORE ACTIVITY: 3v3 Defend Your Goal
OBJECTIVE: To deny the opponent’s ability to create scoring chances or score goals.PLAYER ACTIONS: Protect the goal, Steal the ballORGANIZATION: On your 25W x 35L game field with a goal on one end line & a 3 yard end zone on the other, play a 3v3 game. The focus team defends the goal & scores by stopping the ball in the opponent’s end zone. The focus team can enter the end zone with a pass to a teammate or dribbling in. The opposing team scores in the goal. Rules: the team defending the end zone cannot wait in the end zone but can step in to defend a player trying to score. Play local laws/rules of the game other than scoring.KEY WORDS: step to the ball, get the ballGUIDED QUESTIONS: If you are the closest defender to the ball, what should you do? When should you try to steal the ball from the opponent? How can you approach the player with the ball so you can get closer to the ball & protect your goal at the same time?ANSWERS: Step closer to ball and pressure it. Do not let the player with the ball go straight to goal. If the opponent kicks the ball too far in front of themselves, step closer and try to tackle the ball away. Bend your run so you block the goal on your way to the ball.Notes: This is a defending session so the coaching should be directed to the team without the ball & the decisions they need to make in order to pressure the ball & steal the ball while protecting their own goal.
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LESS CHALLENGING ACTIVITY: 2v3 Defend Your Goal
OBJECTIVE: To deny the opponent’s ability to create scoring chances or score goals.PLAYER ACTIONS: Protect the goal, Steal the ballORGANIZATION: On your 13W x 25L game field with a goal on one end line & a 3 yard end zone on the other, play a 2v3 game. The focus team defends the goal with 3 players & scores by stopping the ball in the opponent’s end zone. The focus team can enter the end zone with a pass to a teammate or dribbling in. The opposing team players with 2 players & scores in the goal. Rules: the team defending the end zone cannot wait in the end zone but can step in to defend a player trying to score. Play local laws/rules of the game other than scoring.KEY WORDS: step to the ball, get the ballGUIDED QUESTIONS: If you are the closest defender to the ball, what should you do? When should you try to steal the ball from the opponent? How can you approach the player with the ball so you can get closer to the ball & protect your goal at the same time?ANSWERS: Step closer to ball and pressure it. Do not let the player with the ball go straight to goal. If the opponent kicks the ball too far in front of themselves, step closer and try to tackle the ball away. Bend your run so you block the goal on your way to the ball.Notes: If needed, 2 fields can be set up; same size as the first play stage. Simply add the end zone to one end. This game can be 3v2 or 2v2. Adjust the numbers based on the session goal & attendance.
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MORE CHALLENGING: 4 Corner Shoot 3v4 to Goal
OBJECTIVE: To deny the opponent’s ability to create scoring chances or score goals.PLAYER ACTIONS: Protect the goal, Steal the ballORGANIZATION: On your 25W x 35L game field & a goal on each end line, Divide the team into 2 groups. Each group starts at opposite ends & divided equally between the 2 corners of their end line. The coach starts outside the center line with all the soccer balls. The game starts when the coach serves a ball onto the field. Which ever side the coach serves the ball can have 4 players join the game. The team who does not get the ball can have 3players join the game: play 3v4. The game lasts for 1 minutes. If a ball goes out of play or is scored, a new ball is played in. After 1 minute, all players leave the field and a new round begins. Rules: Players cannot enter the field before a new ball is served in.KEY WORDS: block your goal, step to the ballGUIDED QUESTIONS: What should you do if your team does not have the ball? Where should you go if the attacker gets past you? How do you tackle the ball?ANSWERS: One of you should try to steal the ball and one of you should help by getting close to your teammate and block the goal at the same time. Get back to your goal to protect it. Step close to the ball and poke it away or block it from going to the goal.Notes: Try to serve the ball to the player who has not been involved in the play as much. All serves should favor1 team or the other instead of down the middle.
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2nd. PLAY PHASE: The Game – 4v4
OBJECTIVE: To deny the opponent’s ability to create scoring chances or score goals.PLAYER ACTIONS: Protect the goal, Steal the ballORGANIZATION: In a 25Wx35L field & a small goal on each end line, play a 4v4 game with no goalkeepers. Play for 22 minutes – 2 x 9-minute halves with a 2-minute half-time. Local rules apply. If the ball leaves the field, the coach can play another ball onto the field and the play continues.KEY WORDS: step to the ball, get the ballGUIDED QUESTIONS: If you are the closest defender to the ball, what should you do? When should you try to steal the ball from the opponent? How can you approach the player with the ball so you can get closer to the ball & protect your goal at the same time?ANSWERS: Step closer to ball and pressure it. Do not let the player with the ball go straight to goal. If the opponent kicks the ball too far in front of themselves, step closer and try to tackle the ball away. Bend your run so you block the goal on your way to the ball.Notes: Depending on your local rules, coaches may introduce throw-ins, corner kicks & goal kicks if rules enforce. Remember to create a build out line for goal kicks and focus on the techniques needed to complete the task instead of the moment of the players on the field. The game must be played so try not to dwell on the restarts.
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1st PLAY PHASE (Intentional Free Play)
OBJECTIVE: To deny the opponent’s ability to create scoring chances or score goals.PLAYER ACTIONS: Protect the goal, Steal the ballORGANIZATION: On your 25W x 35L game field, set up two (13W x 20L) fields with a 4-yard space between. Place a small goal on each end line. When practice is scheduled to start & as soon as 2players arrive, start playing a game. The game starts 1v1. As players arrive, the game becomes 2v1then 2v2 up to 3v3. Once 1 field is at 3v3, start a second game on the field next to it.KEY WORDS: step to the ball, get the ballGUIDED QUESTIONS: If you are the closest defender to the ball, what should you do? When should you try to steal the ball from the opponent?ANSWERS: Step closer to ball and pressure it. Do not let the player with the ball go straight to goal. If the opponent kicks the ball too far in front of themselves, step closer and try to tackle the ball away.Notes: Remember to focus on the team without the ball. At the first break, ask questions which generate thoughts about when to pressure the ball & when to tackle the ball. Second break, elicit answers from the same questions to determine the level of understanding from the players.