Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Loveland Storm Training #2 8/24/2022 (Start Time: 2022-08-24 17:30:00)

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Activity 1: Speed ladder: single, double, triple feet don’t touch the plastic. Icky, one in (in-out-out-out-in)
A navigates the ladder and sprints around cone. Stay low and demand ball on button hook. Receive the ball across the body or square up and receive with inside of the foot. 2 touch/ 1 touch depending on skill. 

 Coaching point: Technique has to be first or speed doesn’t matter. Pay attention to who is front of you. Don’t clog up the ladder before your teammate has received the ball from B.

Once the ball is received from B, A finds C who then receives a lead pass with an active touch to fast dribble to station B. Existing B player goes to back of the ladder line as C will take their place.

Activity 2: Even up the lines behind the four outside points signified with the orange cones. Team willmake two figure 8’s around the inside pole and outside cones. This is executed in a snake format.  Once on the way back to the inside the players will cut to the right (counter clockwise) through the cones or hurdles. After the first of four rotations is complete the players will move on to the next and so on until they get back to their home. Escalation: Change the direction. Start at the cones, move to the figure 8 and then back through cones. To start second stage players will skip starting the figure 8 and go to hurdles or cones first. Essentially doubling back. Signifies by the dotted gray curved runs.

ADD a soccer ball using the right, left and then both feet.

Activity 3: Competitive Cauldron Messi moves, Step Over, L turn, V, Scissors and Maradona. 

Activity 4:  Pressure/Cover. Station A Passes back and forth SLOWLY. If the 1 has the ball the 3 player is the pressure and the 4 player is the cover. If player 2 has the ball, 4 moves to press the ball while 3 drops into the cover. Once 5 passes are complete Side A will pass the length of the box to the C side. 3 and 4 come off and 1 and 2 take over in the middle as the B’s. Escalation: Add points for splitting the defense. After three passes the outside stations (A or C) can now try and pass through the middle or down the line for a point. The team that gets the points is the team that either makes the pass or steals the pass. The receivers of the pass do not get points. Splitting the defense garners 2 points. A sideline pass is 1. Play for 2 minutes a game.

Activity 4.1  Set out cones in diagonal 45 degree angles. Approximately 10 yards apart. Player one, using the proper dribbling technique, “touch step step, touch step step” will dribble at the opposite cone using lots of little touches. This is not a race, the dribble should be direct but not at an exaggerated pace of game speed. Player 2 who in this case is the defender is to be taught the athletic stance, tracking back and keeping the offender 1-2 arms lengths away. This can be used with multiple teams or with a team less than 12 players. 

Activity 5 Game like build out from the back with pressure. A passes to B. B returns the pass. Alternating passing. One to the 6 and the other to the 8. Simulated stalled Progress to play negative to switch the field. Players rotate in A, B, C etc order.