Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Dev Center - Day 2

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Name:	Rusty Stammer
City:	Pittsburgh
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation

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Activation

Pre-practice & Start of every practice:

"Getting your touches"

Players are to perform these exercises on their own upon entering the field, 100 each of the following:

Toe-touches
Tic-tocs
Sole-roles

50 each of the following: (2 or more, for more advanced players)

Del Piero's (L&R L-turns)
V-turns (L&R)
Brazilian toe-taps
Out-out Ins (L&R)

"Activation Activity"

This is the official start of practice, players line up in equal numbers at cones distanced 12-15 yards apart. Activation is broken into 2 separate tasks, for the sake of space each is shown with one example and identified above by number.

1. Two-touch Passing:

right foot only, left foot only, and both feet
Check out, open up hips, rear foot receive, head up, find feet, follow your pass

2. Short-Short Long:

After sending long pass, check down and out to receive short pass and set partner with another short pass before they make a long pass of their own and cycle repeats.
Check out, open up hips, rear foot receive, head up, find feet, follow your pass

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Minefield dribble

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Minefield dribble

Setup:

Layout 12ft. square with large cones then randomly fill the square with 20-25 smaller cones.

Divide players into equal size teams of 2, 3 or 4 and have them set up on opposite sides of the square from each other.

Rules:

Players will be asked to simultaneously dribble through the field to the opposite side without running into cones or each other.
If players run into each other or cones, they will either accumulate penalty points or be asked to start over.
Once player has reached the other side, their teammate takes the ball and goes back the other way.
After all teams have gone, team with the quickest time or fewest penalty points wins.

Coaching points:

Keep the ball close, CONTROL!
A touch for every step.
Head up, spatial awareness.
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast!

Progressions:

Add additional/reposition cones.
Only use left foot, right, inside, outside, sole, etc.
Require the use of skill techniques (Pullbacks, L-turns, V-cuts, etc.)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v2 - Delay the Attack

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1v2 - Delay the Attack

Setup:

Cone off a field approximately 15 x 10 yards (adjust playing field based on age, space, and skill of players)
At each end place goals in center and cones about 2 yd from corners
Place a cone at midfield, and agility poles at the corners of that side of the field
Divide teams equally in place balls at midfield cone

Rules:

Grey 1 pass to Pink and run around corner then join the play
Grey 2 press Pink and delay progress to create a 2v1
Yellow attempts to score on Grey goal for a point
If Grey steals, attempt to score on Pink goal for a point
Once ball is dead, players immediately clear field to the bottom and new ball is played
3 minute rounds, switch Attack & Defense each round

CP's:

Offense

Positive first touch
Change speed/direction quickly
Be creative (try skill moves)
Body feints to deceive

Defense

Defensive principles on press (fast-slow-side-low)
Angle of pressure, challenging with correct foot forward
Delay to create Numbers up (2v1) or Balance (2v2)
PATIENCE!

Progression/Regression:

(P) Split attacking team in half, start with one player on each side goal (2v2)
(R) Eliminate defender at midfield and switch to 1v1 starting from next to goal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Around the World

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Around the World

Setup:

Cone off square approximately 20yd x 20yd
Play small nets at center of three sides
Divide group into three equal teams
Plenty of balls at each team's respective starting point

Rules:

Attack - Defend - Rest

1) Gray team scores on open goal
2) Yellow team attacks Pink goal, Gray defends
3) Pink team attacks yellow goal, Yellow defends
4) Gray attacks open goal, Pink defends
Repeat steps 2 - 4

Play transitions immediately as soon as a ball leaves the square or enters a net
If defense steals ball, can't score on any net

CP's:

Quick reactions to transition of play
(A) Protect ball
(A) Movement off the ball
(D) Close on attacker quickly, stop advancement of ball
(D) Press and cover, Repress

Regression/Progression:

(R) Reduce number of players on field per team
(P) Increase number of players on field per team
(P) Set number of passes required before scoring

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