Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Girls 2015 FOUNDATION PHASE - BLOCK 1 - WEEK 1 - Antonio Marriel

WARM UP

FOUNDATION PHASE - WAM UP - 15 mins - BALL MASTERY/ PASSING & RECEIVING

ORGANIZATION

8 to 12 players, cones, color vests, pug goals, balls

PRACTICE INFORMATION

DURATION: 15 mins/ SETS: 3 mins REPS: 4 reps

INSTRUCTION DETAILS

Using a 20x20 area, players are paired up on a side
of the box each with a ball each too. Sole Taps, Toe Taps’ across to the opposite side of the square. As players perform ball mastery across the square, they must maintain being in line with their partner as they are  keeping their eyes up as well as scanning. Use a variety of different ball mastery techniques to challenge the players. Competition can be added by players counting how many touches they get as they moving across to the opposite side of the square.

COACHING POINTS: Scanning, Keep Eyes Up, Use Both Feet, Speed Of Touches , 

  PROGRESSSIONS: Add variations to your ball mastery to challenge the players appropriately, as well as create more traffic by having players moving across the grid in different ways. Another way of progressing this practice is by adding passes at the end, once players get to the opposite side, they must pass to the next player who then travels across the grid performing ball mastery.

SSG -

PRESS OR HOLD SMALL SIDED GAME - 20 mins.

ORGANIZATION

INSTRUCTION DETAILS:

 Setup a 40 x 20 area with two goals on the pitch and organize a 3v3 plus goalkeepers. Each time the team in possession has a goal kick in their half, the opposition must retreat into their own half. Failure to do so, will result in a free kick to the team in possession of the ball. Once the team in possession of the ball has played their first pass, the defending teamcan decide whether they wish to stay in their half or go and press and win the ball back. This rule will enable the team in possession to be able to build fromthe back and progress into the opposition’s half.  

 PROGRESSSIONS: Instead of a hold the  line, the defending team can move wherever they wish from goal kicks throughout the game.You may also wish to progress this further by stating the attacking team must make a certain number of passes in their half before they can progress into the attacking half.