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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GUAFC U9 - Body shape, defending

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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): Dynamic Warm UP (5 mins)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Warm UP (5 mins)
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Dynamic Warm UP (5 mins)

Method:

FIFA 11 Dynamic Warm UP

All exercises done twice

Players stay in 2's allowing enough space between person in front

Coaching Points:

  • Jog
  • Knees up
  • Heels up
  • Open Gate/Close Gate
  • Side to side & go around partner
  • Side to side and bump shoulders
  • Hop on one foot
  • Hop on other foot
  • Squat then run to end
  • Sprint to end
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation Drill

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation Drill
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Activation Drill

Method:

Green players stay connected by holding the player in fronts top

Red player must try tag the last green player

Green players must work together to try and stop Red player taking last man

Coaching Points:

  • Communication
  • Quick movement
  • Stay on feet
  • Work hard
  • Red player - sharp movements, trickery

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass & Move

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass & Move
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Pass & Move

Method:

  • Drill A - Player dribbles half way towards opposite player, the passes ball and goes to end of queue
  • Drill B - Player dribbles half way, passes to opposite player and gets bounce pass back, then players lay off pass for player 

Progression 1 - Play 1 touch passes

Progression 2 - Play with weaker foot

Coaching Points:

  • Good accuracy and weight of pass and lay offs
  • Communication - Verbal and nonverbal
  • Quick movement
  • Don't get in front off the lay off pass
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): 3 v 3 (10 mins)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 v 3 (10 mins)
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3 v 3 (10 mins)

Method:

  • Two 4v4 matches 

Coaching Points:

  • Triangle shape formation, always two options for player on the ball
  • Create 'width' & 'depth' in possession, making pitch as big as possible
  • Can we use what we learnt in the defending drill?

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