Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 09 Prep for LHGCL Qualifying - 5 Days, 12 Hours & 55 Minutes

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James Spence

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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): Receiving Under Pressure to 1v1

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Receiving Under Pressure to 1v1 (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

Player A starts the practice, plays into B who has made a movement to receive on his back foot. A presses immediately after passing (no tackling) B performs side move to get away from A and plays diagonally to C who looks to beat D and score in the shaded area.

Practice repeats and players change roles.

PROGRESSIONS:

B can join in for 2v1

Time limits

Green v red comp

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Speed and quality of pass, press, turn and 1v1

Relating to LFC players

Body shape to receive

Type of pass

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

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Soccer T (20 mins)

Two Groups of Players that will start at the same time on the coaches command. The next players go once the first group.

Step #1: Players Sprint Forward

Step #2: Players Side Shuffle or Lateral Shuffle.

Step #3: Players Sprint Forward

Step #4: Players Side Shuffle or Lateral Shuffle

Step #5: Players Back Pedal

Step #6: Players Side Shuffle or Lateral Shuffle

Step #7: Players Back Pedal.

On Steps 5, 6 and 7 Players are inside the T

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): slice of the game

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slice of the game (20 mins)

slice of the game setup: 1lg goal, GK, 2 teams, gird 40x30. 2 cones at 15yd from goal, central, with 2 cones 5yds fwd/central

coaches at either side touch line with balls.

1. coach announces which attacker will be receiving ball and plays to him/her

2. defenders must sprint around 2nd cone before defending 3v2.

3. Attackers look for point with goal, defenders look for point by gaining possession and playing to either coach.

3. defenders

A to B, B to C, C to A

switch teams

PROGRESSIONS: remove 2nd cone restriction to increase pressure on receiving player

CPs: technique receiving under pressure, where is first touch? creativity to attack

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

1v1 + winger.

Players play 1v1 to goal.

Can they play to either winger who then delivers a cross into the box fro striker.

He can play to either winger.

If defender wins the ball, he can immediately counter using the other winger who was not used.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Quickness of play.

Weight of ball, play it ahead of the winger.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Counter Attack SSG

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Counter Attack SSG (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

GAME THAT EXPOSES THE PLAYERS TO COUNTER ATTACKING OPPORTUNITYS TIME AND AGAIN. INCLUDING FULL LENGTH COUNTERS FROM KEEPER AS THEY START THE PRACTICE AFTER A GOAL

SSG, when attacking team score two oppostion players must run around manniquins on outside before they can be live again. When they score the attacking team switch their point of attack and attack opposite goal and use there overload to their advantage. GKs need to be switched on to play early for counter attack to be successful.

KEY POINTS:

-Light Switch (what do we do when we win the ball back?)

-Can we play forward quickly with quality

-Flood the Pitch (support play in numbers ), how?

-Start a better attack? (if path to goal is blocked by defenders can we start again)