Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): MIFC U6’s 09/04/2025 (Start Time: 2025-04-09 17:00:00)

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Kris Farren

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Kris Farren
Name: Kris Farren
City: Mynydd Isa
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Skills

Stop & Go

1. Keep the ball ahead of you at speed

2. Place foot on ball & fake a stop turn

3. Roll ball forward & accelerate away

Inside & Outside Hook

1. Inside Hook – Lift foot over the ball

2. Use instep to push ball across the body

3. Outside Hook – Lift foot over the ball

4. Pushball away with outside of foot

Stepover

1. Place your foot next to the ball

2. Drop your shoulder

3. Take your foot around the ball

4. Pushball with outside of opposite foot & accelerate away

Stop Turn

1. Ensure the ball is travelling at speed & a step ahead of you

2. Place your foot on top of the ball

3. Roll the ball back behind you, turn your body & accelerate away


Short Passing

1. Look at target

2. Eye on ball

3. Angle of approach

4. Non-kicking foot alongside ball in a comfortable position

5. Strike Centre of ball with inside / outside of foot (Identified area of the ball)

6. Firm ankle

7. Follow through towards target

Control

1. On toes

2. Eye on the ball

3. Get in line with ball

4. Decide and present surface towards ball

5. Relax on impact


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical 1

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Technical 1 (10 mins)

Set Up

  • Multiple lines 10 yards apart
  • 6 Players per group (this number can vary)
  • 1 ball per group

Drill

  • Players pass the ball across to the opposite side
  • After the pass is made, the player must sprint around opposite line of players then sprint back to their own line

Progression

  • Non preferred foot only
  • One touch (based on group)
  • If group is advanced enough, players after passing must play passive defence and attacker must make a move before passing to other line
  • Player who played passive defence must still return to own line

Coaching points

  • PASSING: part of foot/part of ball
  • RECEIVING: cushioning ball, ready position, touch out of feet


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical 2

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Technical 2 (10 mins)

Set Up

  • As shown
  • Teams of 3
  • 2 balls per team

Drill

  • Player in the middle works with the players on the outside, making up a team of 3

  • The player in the middle will receive the ball from one of the players on the outside, return the ball to the same player then turn and make a run to the player at the opposite end of the zone to repeat the process
  • Work for 1 minute and then change the player in the middle

Progression

  • Short passing
  • Pass received out of the hands and taken on the volley
  • Pass received at chest height

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Technical 3 (10 mins)

Set Up

  • 2 teams, either side of a number of cones with balls on
  • Each player has a ball

Drill

  • Teams take it in turns to fire balls at the targets in the middle of the pitch
  • They get a point for every ball they knock off its cone
  • Once all players have taken a go, the other team will fire at the targets
  • First team to 3 points win, then rematch
Coaching Points 

  • Passing technique - Instep, lock ankle, standing foot aiming at target, follow through, eyes on the ball
Progressions

  • Pass from further back, add more balls, weaker foot

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