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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GUAFC u10 - Body Shape

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Colum Tinsley

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Colum Tinsley
Name: Colum Tinsley
City: Greystones
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match - 5 V 4

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match - 5 V 4
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Match - 5 V 4

Method:

  • Green team score into small goal (no GK's)
  • Red team score into big goal with GK
  • Switch sides halfway through

Coaching Points:

  • Body shape when defending
  • Accurate passing
  • Good control
  • Communication - verbal/nonverbal/loud
  • Movement 
  • Creating space "Width & Depth"
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending - Body Shape (5 mins)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending - Body Shape (5 mins)
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Defending - Body Shape (5 mins)

Method:

  • Attacking players try to run through one of the red gates
  • Defending players (Red) must tag player
  • Max 20 seconds. If player goes outside the pitch the defender wins
  • Keep score

Progression 1: Give the attacker a ball

Progression 2: Make it 2v1 (2 x attackers v 1 defender)

Coaching Points:

  • Defending player must have open body shape, side on
  • Block one gate and force the player towards the opposite gate
  • Quick movement towards player, then slow down & get lower as they get closer
  • The closer the attacker gets to the gate, the closer the defender gets to them
  • Communication - team mates call instructions to players, e.g. "body shape", "show him one side"
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 V 2, 3 v 3 (15 min)

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2 V 2, 3 v 3 (15 min)

Method:

  • On coaches call, players working in 2's, 3's, 4's etc. holding hands, run around cone then into the center to play 2v2
  • Try score in one of the two goals
  • Coach passes ball into certain area

Note: Vary the place coach pass ball in from and where the players run from/to

Coaching Points:

  • If team that gets ball loose it, they must try to transition to defend
  • Team that is defending puts 'PRESSURE' on ball, must NOT DIVE IN, side on body shape, block pass to other player, show attacker one side.
  • Other defender offers 'COVER'.
  • If playing 3v3, third player offers 'BALANCE' so keeps gap between 'cover' player small
  • Communication between players
  • Attacking players - can they create space - width & depth
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Y Shooting Grid (5 mins)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Y Shooting Grid (5 mins)
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Y Shooting Grid (5 mins)

Method:

  • A pass to B & follows pass
  • B pass to C & follow pass
  • C pass to D & follow pass
  • D pass to E & follow pass
  • E pass shoots!
Progression 1: Change to C shoots instead of E. Can players use both feet to shoot?

Progression 2: 1-2 passes at each cone. Player plays ball in front of other player - do 1 touch if possible!


Coaching Points:

  • Open body shape
  • Movement away from cone
  • Control using back foot
  • Good weight and accuracy of pass
  • Communication - Verbal & Non-Verbal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Back to goal - shooting

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Back to goal - shooting

Method:

  • Same passing passage as Y shooting grid
  • Coach acts as defender and passively defends
  • Striker must try and either run across defenders path or cut in behind

Coaching Points:

  • Can striker use body to roll off defender (coach)
  • Run across defender (coach) or run behind
  • Can player C play the correct ball into the strikers path

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