Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ystrad Mynach long range shooting u14 (Start Time: 2025-02-17 17:30:00)

Warmup15 mins

Description

Multiple gates are present in the box. Every player with the ball needs to dribble past 2 gates and then take a shot on goal. Be careful in collecting the balls from the goal. 

Progression

• They can only score in corner zones of the goal.
• Add 1 defender who can tackle the attackers in the box

Points

Each player gets 1 point for scoring with their laces. Inside foot not allowed

3 points for scoring with their weaker foot

Area Size

20 x 20 m for the gates zone. 

Blocks

120 secs x 4 blocks with 60 secs rest.  Start with Dynamic warmup and then proceed to this. During rest breaks keep working on this especially on hamstrings and quads.

Coaching Points: -

• Take a big touch diagonally to set your body to shoot. 
• Avoid taking multiple steps in your run-up to set your shot
• Look at the target with shoulders facing the target
• Keep a non-kicking foot beside the ball (Not too close nor too far)
• Non-kicking foot should be pointing toward the target
• Lock the ankles of your shooting leg to present a firm surface
• Hit the center of the ball with the hardest part of your foot (on the inside and line with the laces)
• While striking, the foot will be diagonal and more pointing outside
• Use of arms to give balance
• To generate power have adequate backlift
• While striking the ball keep your head over the ball to keep it on target

Questions: -  

• How to set the target to shoot?
• Where should your non-kicking foot be?
• Where should you hit the ball? which part of your foot?
• How to make the kicking foot hard? ankles lose or locked?
• How to keep your head when shooting? over or under?

Challenge: - Use of weaker foot, Score 5 goals at least in 1 block, 

Target: - Minimum of 7 points to get in 1 block. 

Condition: - Pass through 2 gates to score. 

Skill25 mins

Description

2 v 1 + GK, with the defenders pressing the attackers. Attackers need to score in the big goal and defenders in the small goal or gate. GK is involved. 5 points for scoring outside the box

Points: - 

5 for scoring from outside the box

3 for scoring with the weaker foot. 

Progression

• Add another defender inside the box
• Add another defender who presses from behind after 5 secs to increase intensity
• Attackers need to score in 6 secs

Blocks

180 secs x 5 blocks with 60 secs rest for each variation (20 mins total)

Coaching Points

same as above

• Free space present, take a shot. No need to wait for the defender to press. 
• You only need a bit of space, don't need to beat the defender to shoot
  
• After taking a touch look ahead before shooting
• Diagonal runs by the other attacker to either receive or create space for the ball possessor
• Go for the rebound after shooting
• Layoff needs to be in the direction of the run of the finisher

Condition: - Need to shoot before entering the box

Challenge: - How many in the bottom corner? At least hit the target with a weaker foot, Can you shoot in 1 touch after a layoff

Target: - Score at least 3 times in 1 block

Questions: -  

• Do you have space to shoot? If not what can you do? dribble or pass?
• Where can you go to support the ball possessor? run in behind?
• When your partner is taking a shot, what can you do? are you onside or offside?