Cormac Cleary
| Name: | Cormac Cleary |
|---|---|
| City: | Rockwood |
| Country: | Canada |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Oakville Soccer Club U8/12 - SDP WEEK 3
Technical: Dribbling/running with the ball
Tactical: Space Creation / width & Depth
Physical: Agility/Balance/coordination
Social/Emotional: Listening/interaction
Psychological: fun, confidence, feeling safe
Objective : Create plenty of opportunities for players in 1v1 situations to practice their moves and dribbling skills. To find openings and dribble/run with the ball.

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Physical Literacy 3-4 min General movements
3 min ball contact warm-up
Equipment Used: Balls, Cones
Jogging 30 sec: Jog in any direction.
Lateral Movement 30 sec: move in any direction to anyobject side to side without clicking your heels
Move backward 30 sec: keep low, check your shoulders tosee where you are going, and change direction.
One Foot Hops 30 sec: look to jump over as many objects as you can, switching feet (left/right)
Two Foot jumps 30 sec: big jumps over as many objects as you can
Clear the playing area: Dribble - 2min Use one ball dribble for a min lots of touches on the ball left and right foot, inside and out, do a turn using different parts of the feet
The move of the Week - STEP OVER
Together the players run forward with the ball ,and every 2 or 3 touches, they put their foot around the ball (draw a half circle) then using their opposite leg push the ball into space. Have Players try with their left foot, then the right foot , last progression they decide which foot.
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Organization: 25mx 20m (Adjust to Players needs)
Activity: Dribbling/ running with the ball
Procedure: Players (Length wise) are in groups of three looking to dribble from one side to another. Player(width wise) are looking to pass it to their teammate on the opposite side. The pass must be on the ground. Players dribbling need to be aware of other players dribbling, and also balls going back and fourth.
Every time a player gets to the other side they get a point, Players dribbling look to get to the other side as many times as they can within 1 min.
Players passing to each other get a point if they are successful playing to their partner through traffic.
Every player get a chance to dribble and to pass who can get the most points.
Coaching Points: Head up see the player see the ball , when dribbling keep the ball close using your laces to push the ball, change speed change direction.

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1v1 Dribbling/running with the ball -12:2 work/rest
Organization: 20 x 20 field size gates per game (5m)
(Adjust to players needs/challenges) 10/12 players 2 teams of 5/6 players per team
Equipment: cones, balls, bibs pug nets
Procedure: Pick a team to start (blue) The attacker looks to drive into the scoring zone and score. As soon as the blue scores the red player can attack and the blue player becomes the defender. The Attacker must be in the scoring zone to score.
If the defender wins the bal,l they become the attacker and look to score through the opposite gates. passing through a gate equals 1 points dribbling through equals 3 points.
1) Allow players to decide on how many points an action is worth.
2)Allow players to pick their team name
Objective: When to Dribble/Run with the ball?Running with the ball: look to take big touches with the ball and get to the open space as quick as you can.
Dribbling:
See the ball/player, attack with speed use your laces, small touches change speed change directionQ: When/where is a good time to dribble ?
A: The Opponents attacking third, as you can recover and look to win the ball back.

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Game: 5 v 5 or 7 V 7 : 20MIN 5:1 WORK/REST
laws of the Game, retreat line, kick ins, corners, goal kicks
Allow players to pick or come up with their team names
Key words: openings/space attack it , dribble, change speed/direction1 v1 moves (feint, step over scissors)
Guided Questions:1) How do we create an opening?
2) what do we do if we see an opening?
Answers: 1) make the opponent move , create width & Depth
2) pass or dribble through it
OBSERVE: SEE IF PLAYERS ACCELERATE INTO SPACES TO ELIMATE DEFENDERS
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Arrival Activity (5 mins)
Arrival Activity: small-sided games: 1v1, 2v1,2v2 etc.. 10 -12min
Organization: 18W x 25L pug nets, cones, bibs, balls
Objective: To dribble past opponents , create chances, score goals
Procedure: As players arrive they play and organize their teams
Coaching Question: When is a good time to pass ? when is a good time to dribble?
If you have space can you run with the ball ?