Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U12/13 preseason session
Premier Users' Club
Peter Lindgren
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5 mins
10-12 PLAYERS , 10-12 BIBS , 6 BALLS , CONES (SPARE BALLS ON SIDE)
PRACTICE STARTS WITH 5/6 ON OUTSIDE WITH FOOTBALLS AND 5/6 ON INSIDE OF MIDDLE BOX
PLAYERS INSIDE RUN TO A FREE OUTSIDE PLAYER TO RECEIVE A PASS ON THE GROUND TAKE A TOUCH AND PLAY IT BACK INSIDE THE CONES THEN TURN AND ANGLE/SHAPE A RUN THROUGH THE MIDDLE BOX TO ANOTHER OUTSIDE PLAYER (TO BE COMPLETED AT HIGH INTENSITY)
REPEAT FOR 90 SECCONDS THEN SWAP OVER
REPEAT THIS CYCLE
PROGRESSION - USING DIFFERENT PRACTICES TO RECEIVE
KNEE CONTROL, TURN, RUN AND PASS
CHEST CONTROL, TURN, RUN AND PASS
CUSHIONED PASS
HEADED PASS
FREEPLAY BY SHOUT FROM OUTSIDE PLAYER
COACHING POINTS
IS MY BODY SHAPE CORRECT?
CAN I TAKE MY TOUCH IN THE DIRECTION OF MY NEXT ACTION?
IS MY HEAD UP AND DO I HAVE EYE CONTACT?
CAN I COMMUNICATE WITH MY TEAM MATE?
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To begin the session, all players with a ball dribbling around the areas practising skills/turns & using both feet & all parts of foot.
Bring players in to explain that the session topic is going to be around passing. Firstly practicing the technique & then passing quickly in a mini competition against other teams.
Passing warm up drill setup
Split the hall into as many different lanes as you need, a pair with work in a lane on one side of the sports hall & another pair on the other half. The amount of lanes needed depends on the numbers, if there is an odd number have players rotate or use assistant coach to fill the gap.
One ball between 2
Drill aim
To learn/practice passing technique
Too practice with both feet
To make sure control sets up the next pass
Coach to demonstrate how the session starts by passing back and forth using 2/3 touches at a time
Coaching points to be delivered over several different stoppages
*Players maybe on the 3rd course by this point & already know the technique but it is good to recap & maybe set them players extra challenges by passing with their outside of their foot or controlling with different parts of the foot too.
Players bouncing on their toes ready to receive & react to direction of passes
Standing foot planted next to the ball
Toes pointing in the direction you are aiming
Pass with the inside of foot as it has the biggest surface area therefore able to gain more accuracy
Follow through to make sure the ball has enough power to reach target
Arms out for balance while performing passing technique
Control the ball to set up the next pass
Drill Progressions
Use weaker foot
Turn into competition's - how many passes in a certain amount of time
Challenge 1 touch passing
Control with one foot, pass with the other
Rotate partners if needed
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15 mins
Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge
Equipment:
- Ladder & Cones (set up like image)
- 4 teams of 3, 4 or 5
Activity:
- Teams line up at the edge of the ladders
- Player 1 from both teams begin to hop across the ladder. Once the players reach eachother in the middle of the ladder, they must then play "rock, paper, scissors"
- Whichever player wins, will continue hopping across the ladder and the player who loses will quickly jump out of the ladder and sprint around the cone (8 - 10 yards) and get back in their respective line
- The purpose of the game is to get your team across the ladder first!
- Can play best 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 games depending how long or short the games end up being
- As the live players are in the ladder playing "rock, paper, scissors" the other teammates will be doing a dynamic warm-up (ie. high knees, butt kicks, jumping jacks, open/close the gate, straight kicks, etc.)
Progressions:
- They will begin the first round by hopping with both feet, but for future rounds coaches can ask the players different ways of getting through the ladder (ie. single leg hops, in & out etc.) - will force the players to use their creativity & take leadership
Coaching Points:
- Quick Decision Making
- Awareness
- Speed / Quickness
- Agility
- Creativity
- Fun!
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10 mins
Warm Up (10 mins)
Warm Up - Working from start Markers to Centre Markers 5 Metres out and Far Markers 10M out.
1. Light Jog (25%) to centre Markers return Jog Backwards to start marker - activity X 2.
2. Light Jog to Far Markers return Jog Backwards to start marker - activity X 2.
3. Heels up to bum out to centre Marker, change Knees up waist to Far Marker Return to start with light Jog - activity X 2.
4. Side shuffle heels up, face right to Centre Marker switch face Left to Far Marker Return light Jog - activity X 2
5. Light jog to centre Marker & return to the start Marker at same speed.
6. Light jog to Far Marker & return to the start Marker at same speed.
7. Jog @50% to centre Marker & return to the start Marker at same speed.
8. Jog @50% jog to Far Marker & return to the start Marker at same speed.
2 minutes: stretch on your own / get water
Prep for next skills drill
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10 mins
Organization
Following warm up time for seed and agility work. Two/Three groups, one player from each group goes through a series of sharp movements before accelerating forward.
Format as follows:
1. Start Run / Sprint to far right spear
2. Run / Sprint backwards to centre Spear
3.Run / Sprint to Left Hand Spear
4. Run / Sprint Backwards to centre Spear
5. Run / Sprint to finish spear.
Progression
- Competition. A player from each group would now compete/race
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Set Up:
Two zones created identical but reflection of the other.
Start Cones set then first cone set 3 metres out from start with one metre between each subsequent cone to a max of 8 cones.
First turn cone set at the 1 metre to RHS of third marker on zone 1 and LHS on zone two. Then second turn marker set on third cone from there on the opposite side to the first cone at same distances.