Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Selects methodology phases
MWSA (MW SELECTS FC)
Kyle Denam
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10 mins
topic: phases of the game midfield (10 minutes)
organization:
25'x25' area, (size of area may vary).
equipment needed:
Cones to mark the outside of your area.
3 different color pinnies.
soccer balls.
explanation:
- split the players up with 4 wide players & 3v3 in the middle.
- 10 players involved, rotate players in at your own accord.
- players start in this activity just keeping possession using the players on the outside to help maintain it.
- players wide can move to support play.
- one the players feel comfortable in possession, coach adds restrictions for intentional possession play.
1. to score points the ball has to go from one side to the other. 1 point for every successful switch.
2. combination passing to maintain possession.
Up-back-through
Up-back-wide-through
Wide players must combine with team that has possession in the area to score, (Wide players can't pass the ball among themselves to score).
Coaching points:
Encourage defenders to press & stay compact to prevent the attackers from playing through.
Defensive players to mark & look to intercept in the lines.
Encourage high-tempo & the objective to move the ball quickly from side to side with combining in the area.
Play quickly, but calm.
Awareness of team shape to maintain possession & move the ball quickly
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15 mins
organization:
switching play activity.
20'X20' area, (size of area may vary).
equipment needed:
8 cones, 2 soccer balls.
8 players involved, (number of players involved may vary).
organization
divide players into 2 grids of 8
players in the middle of the area start with a ball each.
they pass a ball to the opposite side of one another.
once they pass to the outside, they must look to receive the other ball, turn & play again.
personal in the middle must switch balls each time.
players on the outside can move on the outside only to support play.
players in the middle switch after 2 minutes with someone on the outside.
key factors and progressions:
dispersal - control, first touch, away from pressure, weight of pass
long and short passing accuracy
scan before they receive - communication
decision making on the ball - appropriate skill in certain situations
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20 mins
topic: phases of the match - final third - final game (20 minutes) + cool down
organization:
3/4 pitch used above.
simulate realistic moments of the match.
equipment needed:
4 pop up goals, pinnies & soccer balls.
- teams work on their build up against pressing players.
- players may only play in the lines, press and intercept.
- ball gets played to the keeper from pressing players to start.
- building team works together to move the ball away from pressure to score in any of the pop up goals.
- pressing players press the ball as a defensive unit to create turnovers for a chance at goal.
key factors and progressions:
- passing -short passing, long passing, weight of pass, accuracy, timing
- mobility timing of movement
- field awareness - in relation to phase of field
- attacking - off the ball movements, support (through, around, angle) understand when/how/where
- defending - maintain defending structure - maintain team balance in pressure - composure
- principals of play - attacking (width, depth, team play) - defending - compact, shift, together, structure
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
15 mins
topic - phases of game - warm-up (10 minutes)
dynamic stretching (3-4) minutes
5 steps to intervene during a session to teach
freeze, recreate, demonstrate, rehearse, go live
mistakes during sessions are ok. mistakes are how we learn
acceleration 3 gates
swap sides with each repetition
2 reps of each
organization:
2 steps apart & 3 steps away from each other
10 steps away from the second gate
start in the box working on different movements.
accelerating through the third & final gate
- side shuffling, turn hips & accelerate through the third gate
- work against our momentum, start at the second gate, side shuffle to the first, then change of direction to acceleration
- start at first gate, backwards. Low, knee's bent, small steps, turn your hips & accelerate at second gate, through third gate
- working against your momentum, start at the second gate accelerate to the first gate, then turning our hips and accelerating through the third gate.
- jogging from the first gate to second gate, then opening up your stride & running past the third gate a bit and slowing down gradually.
key factors and progressions:
- dynamic stretching done properly at an easy pace
- encourage team the importance of dynamic stretching
- match movements train the body for specific movements
- train properly to increase mobility and explosiveness