Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): National D Licence Training Plan - (Start Time: 2022-12-08 18:30:00)

Warm Up 1 (15 mins)

Method: Warm Up - Dynamic Stretching

15 mins

10m between orange cones

Coaching Points: Cycle through multiple movements working joints and muscle groups

15 minutes 

A. Move between Orange cones performing movement coach shows or calls

B. Fast feet through the ladder - encourage good form, arm movement

1. High knees 2. Strides 3. Butt kicks 4. Lateral movement swinging arms overhead 5. Low stance 2 to the left 2 to the right 6. Do 5 backwards 7. Walk out on tippy toes

8. Walk out on heals 9. Walk out with feet pointing in 10. Walk out with feet with feet pointing out 11. Skip 12. Skip with left knees to right elbow and reverse

13. Lateral movement left and lateral right 14. Finish with a few sprints in pairs out to the Blue Coach

Paying out from back (40 mins)

Method:Playing the ball out from the back 

 40 minutes

Coaching Points: 

1. Walk the team through the demo of the play from from Goal keeper to CB to 6 or FB to MF 8 or 10

2. Let the team play for 5 minutes - no instructions

3. Begin to coach in a logical approach from Goalkeeper - to CBs and FBs - to MFs

4. Goalkeeper plays the ball left or right to the back foot of the player allowing forward progress on first touch. Good pace on the ball 

5. Center backs 4 and 5 wide close to edge of box - open body shape

6. Full backs 2 and 3 stay high and wide to create space for 4 and 5 

7. If 4 or 5 can move forward with the ball 6 should move to the opposite side of 4 or 5 moving out with the ball 

8. Reds try and score in either of 2 orange coned goals

9. If Blue win the ball they try score on goal keeper 

10. Restart with ball at goalkeeper feet - and positon reset to start