Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 09 - Day 1 Preparation for LHGCL Qualifying

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James Spence, Adult Member

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Name:	James Spence
City:	Trophy Club, Texas
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skills with Movement

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Skills with Movement (20 mins)

Skills with Movement:

Split players into 2 groups

One group is outside the circle with the ball and the other team starts inside the circle.

The coach will tell the players inside the circle what they will be working on.

Volleys with Laces, Volleys with instep, Thigh Volley, 1 touch pass, 2 touch pass, turns, etc

The cylce goes for 1 minute with players in the center resetting there each time before finding a new partner.

Coaches encourage game speed approaching the player serving the ball and recovery speed as the check back to the middle.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bad bounces

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Bad bounces (20 mins)

THE SESSION:30 X 30 Grid with players at each corner cone. Two players in the center of the grid facing outside lines on same half of grid. Players serve the ball from their hands in an attempt to play a poor quality bounce in front of the center player facing him. Receiving player must control the bounced pass, make a turn and play diagonally to the opposite corner from where the pass came. Other player in center creates obstacle (pressure) by being in passing lane, and a distraction behind player receiving. Not actively defending.Players follow their pass.

PROGRESSIONS:Limit touches before making pass to opposite player

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:Good footwork and body shape to receive the bad ball. Checking shoulders to find teammate to send pass across grid.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Agility

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1v1 Agility (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Two teams, opposite each other, racing in a 1v1 format.

- Place a bib over the middle orange cone.

- The winner is the player who grabs the bib off the cone first.

- Start with different agility movement (using cones for fast footwork here) but can use hurdles, poles etc. Anything what the coach decides.

- After the initial agility moves, players run to the right, around the pole and try to get to the bib first.

KEY POINTS:

- Quick light feet

- Explosive movements

- Balance

- Distance and reach from poles/cone

PROGRESSION:

- Competition, first to 5/10 etc wins

- Different footwork movements at the start

- Introduce football

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Build Up

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Build Up (20 mins)

PROGRESSIONS: add 2 players into end zones. Start with 2v1 and then progress to 2v2. The team that wins the ball plays the target in and attacks the opposite goal. Once the target is played in the opposing team adds a defender.

After playing 2v2 you can allow additional player to be played in.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: Strong pass, communication, link up play and vision

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 SSG

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2v2 SSG (20 mins)

Organization

-10 players

-see diagram for set-up and equipment

-area of approx. 25x20m (adapt for age/abilit/numbers)

Activity

-on coaches call ("red" "yellow") 2 players for each team must react, touch that colour cone, then run around their net, with coach passing ball in, to play 2v2, can score in either goal, if win the ball attack opponents net

Possible variations/progression

-x amount of passes/time

-1 touch finish

Coaching Points

-good decision-making

-read the defenders movement and positioning

-should I dribble into the space or pass to open team mate

-"suck" defender in and "pass to pass" the defender

-attack with good speed

-finish with accuracy