Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): VSSC 4/1/14 Practice

Driving School (15 mins)

Organization:

Every player inside the grid with a ball

Goal on each end

Instructions:

Each player is going to take their car (soccer ball) for a drive. But first they must learn how to drive!

Coach acts as driving instructor who will be calling out specific commands players must perform with their car.

Slow speed - walking while dribbling

Normal speed - dribbling with close control while jogging

Fast speed - big touches dribbling as fast as possible

- DONT HIT OTHER CARS!!

Stop car- foot on top of ball

Clean Car- Roll with one foot side to side

Put air in tires- Roll with one foot back and forth

Windshield Wipers- stationary scissors

Fill up gas tank- toe taps on ball

Put it in the garage - shoot your ball into a goal

Beep your horn if another driver is getting to close to you!

Coaching Points:

Head and Eyes up so players arent hitting each other

Close control with the ball no matter what speed

-when is it safe to have your ball farther out in front? When must it be close?

Remember which command goes with which soccer action

Progressions:

Coach can act as stop light with red/yellow/green objects, players must keep an eye on coach at all times

Make the space smaller

R- Enlarge the space

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

2 teams, set up as shown above

-can do 4 teams + 4 goals if numbers allow

Instructions:

Players are numbered off within their team

Coach plays a ball into the grid and calls out a number

Player with tht number runs out to get the ball and tries to score in either goal

Keep track of points for each team

Coaching Points:

Field awareness when you get the ball - which goal is closer?

Close control with the ball

Head and eyes up

Proper dribbling technique

Progressions:

Call out 2+ numbers so you create team matchups