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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defend the Area (Aerial Balls) - Foundation - GK Academy (Wk 6) (Start Time: 2023-12-11 17:00:00)

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Alex Sheppard
Name: Alex Sheppard
City: Halifax
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Objective - Introduce basic techniques and decisions when dealing with aerial balls

Intentions

  • Good basic handling - keep ball in front, slightly bent elbows, watch it in, earliest point
  • Shape/footwork - keep shoulders square to ball origin. Get around the ball and power back through ball line
  • Communicate - call every ball. No exceptions.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - Header/Volley Race

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - Header/Volley Race
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Game - Header/Volley Race (20 mins)

Objective - Work reaction saves and reading aerial balls in fun, competitive environment

  • 1) Split group into 2 teams, with one team lined up at each post
  • 2) Player from team 1 must sprint around pole before heading/volleying service from teammate on post
  • 3) GK must make save before going to end of their teams line, shooter becomes GK
  • 4) As soon as first ball is scored/saved, the other team may send their player around the pole for their service

Coaching Points 

  • Get square and set to the shooter AS BALL TRAVELS
  • Don't guess - back yourself to react

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity - Aerial Claims w/Footwork, Handling, Distro from Hands

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Activity - Aerial Claims w/Footwork, Handling, Distro from Hands (20 mins)

Objective - Introduce basic aerial techniques while working footwork/handling

  • 1) GK takes angled service
  • 2) GK performs footwork through cones
  • 3) GK claims high ball from central server
  • 4) GK throws into mini-goal opposite where they start
Coaching Points
  • Read, decide, then act. Don't move early
  • Communicate - call every ball
  • Get behind ball line and go through it - keeping shoulders square to origin
  • Watch ball in, slightly bent elbows, keeping ball in front of you
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - No Bounce!!

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Game - No Bounce!! (20 mins)

Objective - Practice reading flight of ball and aerial technique in a fun, competitive environment

  • 2 teams, each in a box with some distance between
  • Teams throw/punt/kick the ball into the other teams grid
  • If the ball bounces in opposition grid, you get a point
  • Adjust distance between boxes/size of boxes to make it easier/harder
Coaching Points
  • Communicate to avoid challenging same ball (award point to the opposition if there is no call)
  • Read, decide, act
  • Good handling habits - elbows slightly bent, keeping ball in front of you, watching it in.

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