Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): WHU Academy - Ball Control and Receiving (Start Time: 2019-10-29 18:00:00)

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Cedric Bovon

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Name:	Cedric Bovon
City:	Calgary
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling Warm-up + SHARK

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Dribbling Warm-up + SHARK (10 mins)

Organization:

15x15 area

All players with ball

Instructions:

Players dribble their ball using all parts of the foot

Additionally, add ball control segment:

Half the players with a ball moving around the space, half the players without.

Players with a ball meet up with a player without and serve into them:

1. Ball tossed into feet, returned with the instep.

2. Ball tossed into feet, returned with laces.

3. Ball tossed into thighs, controlled and passed back.

4. Ball tossed into chest, controlled and passed back.

5. Ball tossed to head, headed back.

Coaching Points:

Keeping ball close

Head up

Spatial awareness

Progressions:

Just inside, outside

Add moves

Stop/Starts

Add turns

SHARK - Players attempt to steal teammates balls as they aim to maintain possession of their own.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing and Receiving Sequence

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Passing and Receiving Sequence (10 mins)

Organization: 30x30m grid

Setup as shown

Instruction: Players on the outside move from square to square receiving from the teammate facing the square they are in. The goal is to receive inside the square and play back to the teammate. Once complete, the players look to find a new square as quickly as possible.

Progressions:

1. Receive inside the square, touch out of the square, pass.

2. Receive with a big touch taking one out of the square, pass.

3. Players in the square serve from hands, receive inside the square and return the pass.

Variation in service:

1. Ball tossed into feet, controlled and returned.

2. Ball tossed into thighs, controlled and returned.

3. Ball tossed into chest, controlled and returned.

4. Ball tossed toward head, headed back.

Coaching Points:

First Touch takes you where you want to go (controlled, directional)

Balance (body over the ball, knees bent, on your toes)

Check to the ball (don't wait for the ball)

Scanning (awareness around the ball)

Receiving Technique (toe up, heel down, foot never on the ground).

Passing Technique (toe up, heel down, foot never on the ground, standing leg parallel to the ball, balance over the ball).

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing and Receiving Square and Triangle

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Passing and Receiving Square and Triangle (15 mins)

Passing and Receiving Square

Set-up as shown

Player A and C start simultaneously by passing into central player.

Central players receive inside the square, dribble out and pass into A and C respectively.

Next players receive from B and D respectively, controlling inside the square, dribbling out and passing in to B and D respectively.

Continue sequence as player's follow their pass.

Progressions:

1. Ball is thrown in from server on corner cones. Players must receive out of the air and control inside the square prior to dribbling/passing into opposite corner.

Coaching Points:

1. Passing & Receiving Techniques (inside, outside, sole)

2. First Touch (when, where and how)

3. Balance (over the ball, knees bent, on your toes)

4. Awareness (head-up, eyes up, anticipation)

5. Body Shape (Receiving and passing, open-body to see field).

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3-team Possession

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3-team Possession (15 mins)

3 team keep-away.

Set-up as shown.

Instructions:

Two teams work to keep the ball in possession from the third team.

When possession is lost, whichever team has given up possession, defends.

Focus on passing and receiving technique + movement off the ball.

Coaching Points:

Movement off the ball (sharp, into space, angles around the ball)

First Touch takes you where you want to go (controlled, directional)

Check to the ball (don't wait for the ball)

Scanning (awareness around the ball)

Receiving Technique (toe up, heel down, foot never on the ground).

Passing Technique (toe up, heel down, foot never on the ground, standing leg parallel to the ball, balance over the ball).

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (15 mins)

SSG

3v3 (U8-U12), 4v4 (U13-U15), or 5v5 (U17-U19) depending on level/numbers/age group (maximize touches on the ball).

Setup as shown

Two teams + GK's

FIFA Rules

Coaching Points:

1. Stoppages should ALWAYS contain problems for players to solve, specific to dribbling behaviours.

2.Scanning (awareness around the ball)

3. Receiving Technique (toe up, heel down, foot never on the ground).

4. Passing Technique (toe up, heel down, foot never on the ground, standing leg parallel to the ball, balance over the ball).

5. Awareness (head-up, eyes up, anticipation)

6. Body shape (open body, first touch with ideal foot)

7. Support (near, far and wide)

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