Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pre match day training (week 4)

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Method:

Band activation

S&C coach takes players through different band activation movements to pre activate their muscles before going into the session

1. Mini band squat 2. Lateral walk 3. Tight rope walk 4. Glute bridge 5. Clam shell

Coaching Points:

S&C coach: 

Knees don’t go over your foot when squatting 

Importance of activating your core when moving and striking the ball therefore the emphasis is holding your core tight as your doing the different exercises 

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Method:

11v11, the day before the game

We will play 2x12 minutes of 11v11 and during this we will also talk about set pieces and talk about how we want to play as we are a newly promoted team there is a few things we need to discuss with competition level being higher

We will play or from our goalkeeper, their goalkeeper, do corners and free kicks 

Each player will get invites in this game and no player will play more than 60mins

Coaching Points:

Our formation is going to be a 14231 against the blue team who will set up in a 1433

Starting off with our goal kicks, we will look to get the two CBs in the box and play from there and if under pressure play a longer pass and don’t get ourselves in trouble

Our two holding midfield players are going to be key in this formation to start attacks and also break them up

We will begin to engage the opposition at the top of their centre circle, if one goes to press we all go

Our strength is our speed up top and we will look to utilise that and catch the opponent on the break with early balls in behind them