Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 1-1 SHOOTING SESSION (1)
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20 mins
ONE TWO AND SHOOT
1-1 session ¦ 5 mins - discussion - 10 mins ¦ 1 set
Session Aims
Provide a basic scenario of linking play with an advanced teammate, calling for one-twos and directing passes to receive and shoot effectively. Challenge the player to be vocal and clear with information
Set up
- Large goal with two target areas marked. Discs, nets or poles are ideal
- Age appropriate balls to be used
- Four black cones in a rectangle. The coach will stand at a different black cone for each attempt to provide a varying target
- Two poles or similar to mark the starting gate
Activity
- The player collects a ball and runs to the starting gate
- As they arrive at the gate, they must check the coaches position and make a pass into their feet
- The player then should continue their run into the coaches zone to receive a pass
- The player should be indicating by pointing and verbally calling to let the coach know where they are
- The player then receives the pass with one touch to control and then shoots with their second touch, aiming at the target areas
- The player returns to the start and has another attempt
- Can you tell me where you are and what pass you want loudly? I need to see AND hear where you want the ball
- Can you make the control and shot very quick? Imagine there's a defender coming, how fast can you react?
- To simplify: remove or extend the target area and have the coach be static in one place
- To challenge: restrict the target area to top corners and increase the coaches zone by adding additional cones. Sometimes the coach may "misplace" a pass and the player has to adapt
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20 mins
DRIBBLE PASS SHOOT
1-1 session ¦ 5 mins - discussion - 10 mins ¦ 1 set
Session Aims
Provide a varied scenario of dribbling with the ball at different speeds, linking with a moving team mate whilst then directing them where to pass before finishing at speed. Varying speeds and angles of arrival create different options for receiving and shooting.
Set up
- Large goal with two target areas marked. Discs, nets or poles are ideal
- Age appropriate balls to be used
- Activity set so that player attacks from their regular match position (in this case the left side of the pitch)
- Four red cones to simulate a dribble down the wing, four blue cones to simulate a dribble cutting infield and four yellow cones in a square between these two for a hard stop and skill move
- Four black cones around the edge of the box that the coach will be moving within
- Two poles or similar to mark the starting gate
Activity
- The player collects a ball and runs through the starting gate.
- As they approach the gate, the coach will call out a colour - red, blue or yellow and then start moving around in their zone to challenge the player to find them with a pass
- The player then attacks that area, completes the dribbling activity before passing to the coach
- The player is to indicate where and how they want the ball returned to them - eg pointing and calling for a "one-two" etc
- The player then shoots first time or uses a sharp change of direction followed by an immediate shot into the target area
- How can you tell where your teammates are to pass to them? When is a good time to look up and scan?
- When would the right time be to use the cutback? Avoid a defender, to find a better angle, to use your strong foot?
- To simplify: remove or extend the target area and have the coach be static
- To challenge: restrict the target area to top corners and increase the coaches zone to make finding the pass more challenging for the player
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20 mins
FREE KICK TARGET SHOOTING
1-1 session ¦ 10 mins - discussion - 5 mins ¦ 1 set
Session Aims
Mental and physical activation for a shooting heavy session. Unopposed but with challenging target zones to introduce success and failure early without pressure to be perfect. Allows time for welcoming and discussion whilst the session in ongoing and gives the player an activity to enjoy immediately upon arrival
Set up
- Large goal with two target areas marked. Discs, nets or poles are ideal
- Age appropriate balls to be used
- Four cones in a diamond shape set an age-appropriate distance away from the goal to replicate the edge of the penalty area. Set the cones to favour the players strongest foot. This is the shooting area
Activity- Take shots on goal in the time allowed from within the shooting area
- Aim for the target areas
- Experiment with different shooting styles using different surfaces of the foot and vary the angle and speed of their run up to see how that affects the trajectory of the ball
Questions- How can we make the ball move/spin the way we want it to?
- What is the shortest run up we can do and still generate enough movement and power?
- What does a shallower and greater run up angle do to the ball?
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