Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): futal week 4

Ball Mastery Warmup (10 mins)

Organization: Each team has a played number 1-6 and has a ball. When you number is called the played from each team much take a touch out of the box then shoot on goal. Point scored for your team if it goes in without touching the ground.

Coaches Role: Increase intensity

Technical: Big touch out of feet, long stride, standing foot next to the ball, lock ankle, keep leg straight to avoid curve, land on shooting foot. Shoulders over the ball, use arm to swing weight through the ball

Tactical: Early shot.

Social: Encourage team mates

Psychological: Focus on timing

Physical: Quick movements to catch keep off guard

Attacking Org 2v2 (10 mins)

Objective

To improve abilty to create and score in 2v1 situations

Organization

Set up as shown above. Oranges are defending and blues are attacking. The pattern is as follows

1 - Pass to Player A

2 - Turn

3 - Shot

4 - As the shot is taken one blue passes to the other, player A and the 2nd defender who passed the ball to player A must transition to defender and defend in a 2v2 to goal.

The pattern contunies after the blues score or the defenders win possession.

Coaching Points

Quality of pass, good first touch on the turn and shot on target.

Commiting the defender, using and 2 player combo and end product - cross or shot.

Interval Duration

Each team should attack for 3 minutes and defend for 3 minute. (2 sets each)