Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Basketball Session 1 - Schools - Catching/Chest Pass

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Isla Ramsay
Name: Isla Ramsay
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Aim - to improve and develop the participants catching and chest pass ability.

Objectives - 

1. Utilise passive to active passing drills

2. Continue to reinforce coaching points

3. Give high quality demonstrations

Equipment - cones, 4 sets of bibs, whistle, session plan, basketballs

Client Group - Primary 5,6,7's, mixed ability, approximately 25 participants

Venue - games hall/outdoor area


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up
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Warm up (10 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

Traffic Light Game - can be done without balls

1 ball for half the group - 25 kids, 12/13 with a ball (If there are enough balls, 1 ball per child)

Size of 2 badminton courts - 14.5m x 12m

Red, orange & green cones

RED = stop

ORANGE = pass ball/set ball down + pick up new one/balance

GREEN = dribble/run around

Coaching Points


Have fun

Guage participants ability

Progressions / Adaptations

More or fewer balls

Can be done without balls

Adaptable for number of participants

Last one to stop does forfeit (star jumps)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Practice

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Technical Practice (15 mins)

Organizational / Instructions 

Line drill:

  • In pairs, half of group on 1 line, other half on another line
  • 1 ball per pair/ 1 trio
Circle drill:
  • Split into groups, (25 kids = 5 groups of 5)
  • Bib them up
  • 1 ball per group
  • Static for 40 seconds + comp - how many passes in 10s?
  • Dynamic for 40 seconds + comp
  • Add in defender from another group 
  • Number each member of the group (number 1's run over/number 4's run over)

Coaching Points

  • Catch with W shaped hands
  • Step in
  • Push out with arms to chest

Progressions / Adaptations

Adaptable for number of participants

Change passing direction

Pass to anyone in group

Progressions:

Have 2 defenders run in, or 3 

Pass to every member of the group


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

Full game area - keep groups from last practice

5 groups of 5 (can be adapted)

Badminton court size

2 games going at once - 1 team sitting out (get them cheering)

Games done, swap over

Everyone must be passed to before going to score

Coaching Points

  • Catch with W shaped hands
  • Step in
  • Push through with arms
  • Pass to everyone before shooting
  • Warn of not double dribbling

Progressions / Adaptations

Adaptable for number of participants

Games can be made shorter

Add in must pass 5 times, 7 times, etc.

First team to 3 baskets wins, etc.


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