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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 2 : Teams Possession!

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Scarlett Herron
Name: Scarlett Herron
City: Monaghan
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Warmup

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Dynamic Warmup

  • Bands
  • Squats 10 reps
  • Bend knees and knee inside and out 10 reps
  • Sidewards walk 10 reps
  • Groin open/close x5 each leg

  • 3 monster walks in, 3 monster walks out.

Band around ankles

  • Straight leg kick back, side and up in front 10 reps
  • Hamstring straight back leg 10-12

 

 

Dynamic Activation 50-60% effort

·       Light Jog x 2

·       Arm Circles skipping

·       Arms alternating skipping

·      High knees

·       Heels

·       Open Gates

·       Close Gates

·       Kick out in front

·       Kick across body

·       Front lunge – body twist

·       Side steps - 2 to the right, 2 to the left- down low

·       Walking calf stretch

.      Walking Quad stretch

 

Static Stretching 3 mins

·       Players own. Check in with players, confirm numbers. Adjust session to suit

 

Increase intenstity - 80% effort

·      Run forward 3/4 pace

·      High skips

·       Headers

·     On spot fast feet - sprint straight, right, left, behind to sprint x 1 : wait on call 'go'

 

15 minutes

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 Team Transition

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3 Team Transition

Method: 3 Teams of 6 players

Blue and Black team begin with possession

Teams in possession must stay in their half

Teams in possession to switch the play after minimum 5 passes

Red team is chasing to win possession

3 press into opposition half - 3 sit in the middle and try intercept a lose pass

When ball is turned over team that loses possession become the defenders

Progression - Teams in possession can use outside square to receive pass and switch the play

 

Coaching Points: Strong press - high intensity

Communication 

Patience - do not force a pass or a switch unless its on

Calm and composed in possession

T2D when ball is turned over - press aggressively to win back possession

T2A when ball is won - keep possession, look for a switch - dont force it

3 x 4 minutes - 1 minute rest in between - switch team in the middle if neccessary

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6v6v3 Corners Possession

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6v6v3 Corners Possession

 

 

  • Area : 40 x 24 metres
Method :

Three teams, 6 Blues, 6 Yellows, 3 Reds (neutrals)

3 Red players play two touch and cannot be tackled but can be intercepted

4 corner players as seen in diagram above (2 Blue, 2 Yellow)

Corner players limited to two touch, encourage one touch

Supply of footballs ready, game to continually flow

 

Coaching Points :

Let the game flow freely, not too much stops, let the players make the decisions

Both teams to play with diamond shape, with red players playing in between as seen in diagram above – this creates a lot of angles in triangle and diamond shapes

Quality of pass – weight and accuracy 

Body shape/First Touch/Back Foot 

Communication is key

T2D – on losing possession, press aggressively to win back possession

T2A - look to keep possession, be patient 

 

3 x 3 minute games with 30 seconds in between, rotate corner players during break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8v8 Game

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8v8 Game

Method: 8v8 Game

8 Reds vs 8 Blues

Game starts with goalkeepers after play breaks down

Supply of footballs in each goal

Coaching Points:

Starting positions of Defenders – wide and high, open body shape, awareness and receive on back foot

Midfield with Holding Midfielder (6) and an advanced midfielders (8/10)

Quality and selection of pass

First touch and body shape (opened looking to play forward)

Angles and distance of support

Awareness and communication

Transition to defend if ball is lost, can they win it back as quickly as possible(Pressing as a unit)

 

2 x 7 minutes - 1 minute in between

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cool Down

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Cool Down

Organization:

Line up all players on goal line. Begin with light jog to following touchline and back.

 

Method:

Introduce arm/leg movements alternating with light jog.

Finish with static stretching.

Aim to reduce heart rate back to resting rate and to stretch muscles to remove lactic acid build-up

Review the session - Encourage re-hydration and nutrition

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