Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 1/7 & 1/8 Match Prep

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Name:	Michael Peters
City:	Bonney Lake
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Rondo (10 mins)

2 - 10x10 grids

Play in 6v2 and/or 5v2 in each grid. Starting with one grid then filling 2nd grid as players arrive

Play on arrival

Session start time 1 min break and quickly emphasize how play is going / What is working, what needs improvement

Two 5 min intervals with 2 min break in between

All players and ball must remain in the grid

Coaching Points:

Pace of play

Want the ball

Know where you are playing before ball gets to you

Body shape to receive pass to play the direction you want to play to

Movement off the ball - look to get into passing lanes - Split defenders

Can we move around and not stand idle - No traffic cones

****Must be played with complete effort****

Dynamic Stretching Afterwards (10 minutes)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Agility / Conditioning

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Agility / Conditioning (10 mins)

15x15 grid w/5x5 center grid

4 Rounds of 3-4 minutes w/1 minute rest (adjust time to fitness requirements)

Players divided up into corners

2 balls on each corner

At same time first player in each corner dribbles out around their adjacent cone on center grid then passes back to next player in the line they came from

Player then executes exercise at the station they approach

After completing exercise they then go to back of next line and continue

A) side step cones then do 2 footed hop over balls then side step next cones

B) 2 feet in each space on ladder

C) Side step cones

D) 2 feet in and 1 foot out of each space on ladder going across

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Activation 1

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Passing Activation 1 (10 mins)

(2) 15x15 grids

6-9 players in each grid

2 players start inside grid, each with a ball

Play 45-60 seconds then switch players centrally

Each player with ball passes to a perimeter player then finds the other ball to receive the ball

Play with pace

Heavy work rate

2 touch play if needed

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Quadrant Pass and Switch

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Quadrant Pass and Switch (15 mins)

20x20 grid divided into (4) 10x10 grids (14 players)

Grids can be enlarged to accommodate 4v4 in top with 16 players create 4v2

Neutral can be used with 17 players in top grid and 2 defenders moving to create 5v2

Coach at center top of grids with a supply of balls to keep play moving

Coach plays a ball into one of the top grids and a player from the other top grid moves into play grid to create 3v1

Possession team attempts to complete 5 passes then pass to diagonal grid creating a 2v1 to then find the target player

Defending team needs to win ball and pass into their possession grid and then attempt the same as above

Ball out of play goes back to team that would get the ball in normal rules

Successful play the team in possession restarts with possession

Progression:

Target player must play out to 2nd option who then plays back into original possession grid directly or through partner

Combination play in target grid before playing to target player

Can use any player to play into target grid

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Channel Game

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Channel Game (20 mins)

Use same space as previous drill

Same teams as previous

Teams in outer grids are in possession (green and blue)

Central team (red) sends 3 players into possession grid

Possession team attempts to connect 5 passes and can then send ball across to opposite possession grid. Ball may be played through coned gates on outside which are not defended or through central space which is defended

When defending team wins ball they must pass ball into team mates in central grid. They then move into the possession grid they won the ball and the team that was there moves into central defensive grid

If a possessing team loses possession out of play they move into central defensive grid

Coaching Points:

Possession:

Body position to receive and see the pitch

Movement off of ball to create passing lanes - distance and angles

Pace and accuracy of ball movement

Central player to play inside out / outside in

Loss of possession immediately win ball back before it can be played into central grid

Out of Possession:

Nearest player to ball on immediate press

Supporting defenders get compact with pressing player and deny passing lanes cutting field size down

Central grid players in constant cover/balance - must be engaged and move with the flow of play

Communication

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Open Play or 4 Goal Game

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Open Play or 4 Goal Game (25 mins)

Open Play - As much space as is available

4 Goal Game - 30x40 (40 is the width)

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