Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing & Receiving (U15 Boys).

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DJ Ogunlade

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DJ Ogunlade
Name: DJ Ogunlade
City: New York
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer

Description

Objectives of the session;
1. To improve quality of passes (weight, accuracy, disguise, firm, timing, spin etc).
2. Receiving skills and movement.
3. Creating and exploiting space to pass and receive on the ground under pressure.
4. Using passing, movements and combination play to create goal scoring opportunities.


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

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Technical Practice. (15 mins)

Organization:

Set up as shown.

16 Players.

12 Balls.

Cones.

Instructions:

- 8 blue players with one ball per pair (2 players) are looking to pass to each other, they pass and move inside the the playing area.

- 8 red players with ball dribbling inside the area are looking to dribble around the playing area performing different moves, feints, tricks etc.

- Team switch roles every 60 secs on coach's call.

Coaching Points / Questions:

1. Quality of pass (weight, accuracy, disguise, firm, timing, spin etc).
2. Movement and support.
3. Awareness & Scanning!!!
4. Body shape to receive i.e. side on / half turn.
5. Communication.

Progressions:

On coach's call;

1. Players that are passing can only use left / right foot only while players that are dribbling can only use their weak foot to dribble between a passing pair.

2. Every time a pair of passers pass the ball in between dribbling players, they get a point.Every time a dribbling player dribble through a passing pair, that dribbling player gets a point.

3. If a passing pair ball touches any other ball or players inside the area, that passing pair gets back to 0 point and vice versa with the dribbling players.

*** Coach check points at the end of each round.

Regression:

Hand ball game to start off with before playing with the feet to allow players to get used to the rhythm of the game.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Development

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Skill Development (20 mins)

Organization:

Setup as shown.

Instructions:

- Players are divided into 4 groups of 4 (Blues, Reds, Yellows, Whites).

- Each team have two targets that are either placed vertically, horizontally or diagonally as shown.

- Each team has one ball between them and pass the ball within the area before finding the target player.

- Once the ball is passed to a target player, the target player immediately come in to join the play while the player that passed into the target replaces the target player.

- Every time a team plays into a target player, they score a point.

- First team to score 10 points wins the game.

- Minimum distance of 5-10 yards between the passers.

- Team switches direction of play on coach's call.

Coaching Points:

1. Quality of pass (weight, accuracy, disguise, firm, timing, spin etc).

2. Movement and support.

3. Awareness.

4. Positive first touch out of feet when receiving.

5. Quick combination play.

Progressions:

1. Play give and go with the target player to score a point.

2. Two minutes games in a round robin format.


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

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Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

Setup as shown.

Instructions:

6v6 plus 2 target players for each team. Both teams try to keep the ball away from each other and they both score by combining to connect with their target players on the corners who are diagonally placed opposite each other. When a point is scored, the player that plays into the target player swap position with the target player.

Coaching Points / Questions:

1. Awareness of supporting players.

2. Movement on and off the ball.

3. What should we do when a passing passing lane is blocked?

4. Movement off the ball into supporting positions.

5. Creating space to receive or for other players to receive.

6. Decision making i.e. when to pass vs when to dribble?

7. Change of pace / direction.

8. Communication.

Progressions:

Target player must come out of the corner with a give & go to score a point.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game (30 mins)

Organization:

Set up 7v7 plus 2 GKs as shown.

Instructions:

Blues set up in a 1-2-3-2 formation.

Reds set up in a 1-3-3-1 formation.

Free play with no restrictions.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Recap of previous coaching points when necessary.


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