Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U11 - Week 1 Session 2 - Creativity & Improvisation

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Morgan O'Hanrahan

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Name:	Morgan O'Hanrahan
City:	Monaghan
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Dribble

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Free Dribble (15 mins)

Organisation:

• Set up the playing area as shown below

• Each student has a ball

• Dribble the ball around the playing area without touching a cone, another ball,

or another player.

• On signal ‘Change’, exchange your ball with another player and continue

dribbling

Modify:

Use only the inside of either foot
Use only the outside of either foot
Use the inside or outside of either
foot
Dribble slowly, dribble quickly
Dribble the ball in different
patterns: zig zag, circular,
rectangular

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fast break attack

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Fast break attack (20 mins)

Organisation:

First player starts by dribbling into the finishing zone and scoring in the small goal.
As soon as they enter the finishing zone, the opponent starts running to score in the opposite goal.
As soon as the red player shown shoots, he turns around and runs to try and defend his goal from the blue attacker.
The game continues in this wave format.

Attacking Key Points:

Big touches to get past defender
Player with head up
Change of speed & direction to create space.

Defending:

Sprint back to defend goal as quick as possible.

Transition:

Quick reaction to winning/losing the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): End Zone Game

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End Zone Game (20 mins)

Organisation:

Coach can start activity in number of ways. Attacker starts; defender plays to attacker to start or the coach plays in the ball.
Attacking team look to score by dribbling the ball into the opponents end zone.
Once attacking team scores, both teams leave the field and 2 new teams replace them.
If the defending team win the ball, they look to transition and score in the opposite end zone.

Modify:

Instead of dribbling into the end zone, a teammate must receive the ball in the end zone with a pass.
Can make 3v3/4v4.
Give bonus points for a goal scored when the ball has been passed to a teammate/wall pass or overlap.

Attacking KPs:

Play with head up - scan
Soft touches
Attack the space
Change of speed/direction to unbalance defender

Defending KPs:

Nearest player presses
2nd player covers/gives balance
'High to low' & 'Fast to slow' on approach to the attacker

Transition KPs:

Quick reaction to transition
Can we pass forward/score quickly (attack)
Can we regroup quickly (defence)

Questions:

How can you create space for your teammate on the ball?
What sort of movement or run can you make?
Where is the space on the field?
Which defender should press first and why?
What is the other defender doing?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4 4 Goal Game

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4v4 4 Goal Game (20 mins)

Organisation:

4v4 Small Sided Game
Option is to play winner stays on or both teams go off once a score/time limit is reached. (Max time 2 mins for players being inactive)

Modify:

Make 2v2/3v3

Attacking KP's:

Quality Passing - Timing, Weight, Accuracy (+10 years)
Soft touches - control
Big touches - to go past the defender
Change of speed/direction to beat opponent
Movement to Receive (+11 years)
Playing with head up - scanning

Defending KP's:

Delay
Show away from goal
Pressing - who, why, where
Cover & balance - teammates
'High to low' & 'Fast to slow' 'jockey'

Transition KP's:

Quick Reaction to winning/losing possession
Can we regain possession quickly (defenders)?
Can we play forward and score quickly (attackers)?

Questions:

Where could I stand to support my teammate on the ball if he is under pressure?
When we are attacking, do we want to make the pitch big or small (and why?)?

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