Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Small Numbers (Intro)

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Name:	Pat Staunton
City:	SEATTLE
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Opening session to year with low numbers

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Flex

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Dynamic Flex (10 mins)

Dynamic Flex Warm Up

Club warm up

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Soccer Tennis

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Soccer Tennis (10 mins)

Soccer Tennis

2 teams of 4. Ball is allowed to bounce once, player can only touch the ball once but all players can touch it.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Box Soccer (Ind. dribbling)

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Box Soccer (Ind. dribbling) (15 mins)

Box Soccer

First activities are based on individual dribbling technique:

Dribble around pattern shown in diagram.

1. Reg. dribbling

2. Toe taps

3. Boxes

4. Foundations

Add defender:

1. Shielding (shadow defender) through circuit

1.1 Shielding in box

2. 1 v 1

3. 1 v 1 + recovering defender

Coaching points:

- Head up during dribbling

- Adjustment of body weight

-Change speed / direction

- Use of all surfaces

- Creativity in skills

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Rondo (10 mins)

Rondo ( 5 v 2 or adapt dependant on numbers)

Players try to keep the ball away from 2 defenders. Defenders switch when they win the ball.

Nutmegs = defender stays in

10 passes = defenders stay in

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tiki Taka passing pattern (smaller)

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Tiki Taka passing pattern (smaller) (15 mins)

Technical Passing Pattern

Player passes into player 2 who sets to player 3 who then plays to4. 4 to 5 and then 5 passes to the start again.

Progressions / Variations:

-Players can dribble to start

-Handball

-Add 1 touch

- Join both groups for big group with 2 balls

Coaching Points:

Quality of Pass

Body position - always changing in relation of the ball

Anticipational movement

Open up with back foot having checked away and checking shoulder

Reading team-mates body language and where they need support

Movement to create space for team-mate (don't run through their intended passing lane)

Weight of Pass

Pass vs set

Creativity

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finishing in pairs

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Finishing in pairs (15 mins)

Technical Finishing

In pairs, players perform a variety of combinations to goal, non shooting player should follow up for rebound:

- Pass, set and finish

- Overlap

- Dummy

- Skill Move and finish

- Volley

Coaching points:

- Tech of finish

- Footwork before shot

- Balance

- Body position

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 v 4 / 3 v 3 scrimmages

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4 v 4 / 3 v 3 scrimmages (20 mins)

Small Sided Scrimmages (3 v 3 / 4 v 4)