Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): u7/8 boys Striking and Accuracy (Start Time: 2015-05-12 17:30:00)

FUNdamental Corner Tag (15 mins)

Set-up:

-An area 25x25yds is organised with four corner boxes marked as shown in the illustration (size of area to be amended according to age and ability of the players in the group)

-3 teams of four players start the practice in the central area

-One team is designated as the ‘tagging’ team (reds)

The tagging team are given 60 seconds to try and tag as many players as possible.

-If a player is tagged, they must go to one of the squares and perform the designated activity. Once completed they can rejoin the practice

-Swap the tagging team over after 60 seconds

-Challenge for the tagging team is to see if they can send every attacker to one of the activity squares in 60 seconds

Coaching Points:

-Twisting, turning and dodging to avoid opponents (low centre of gravity).

-When being chased, can players ‘feint’ and ‘trick’ opponent into thinking they're going to move one

way before accelerating away in the opposite direction

-When defending: react quickly tothe movement of the players you are chasing

-Work as a team to deceive and evade taggers

-Taggers to work as a team to catch the attackers – denying space and isolating attackers

Progressions:

-Attacking and defending team have a ball to dribble

Waves (15 mins)

Set-up:

-3 different teams; 1 team start and two teams stay behind the goal

-Objective is to move the ball to the other side of the field as a team and then try and score past the keeper

-The team behind the goal then does the same to the other end etc.

-Each team keeps going until the balls run out

Coaching points:

-Running with ball to allow for speed

-Movements of the players off the ball

-When to shoot and when to pass

-Rebounds

Progressions:

-Offside line

-Add a time pressure