Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 28 May 14

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Name:	Tony Radford
City:	Brisbane
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Grid Passing

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Grid Passing

12 GRIDS - ONE AIM - PASS & RECEIVE

THE SETUP

The playing area is divided into twelve 2x2 yard grids, laid out in the format shown in the image

- There is one player inside each grid, making a total of 12 players

- There are 4 footballs

THE RULES

Players are required to pass the ball to another player in an adjacent grid

- Players can pass in a lateral or linear direction

- No diagonal passes are allowed

- Two players cannot pass the ball to the same player

- All passing is two-touch

Change a player’s positioning within the grid to give them a taste of all sorts of situations.

PROGRESSIONS

- Passes must always be diagonal and can go over more than one grid.

- Introduce one-touch passing and different kinds of passes (slightly raised, sharp, etc.)

- Use one football of a different colour and mark out a particular player on the grid. Every time the ball reaches that player, give a point to the players. Set a minimum target, say 10 times in 1 minute, that the player needs to receive the coloured ball

COACHING POINTS

- Good verbal and non-verbal communication

- Good body shape when receiving the pass

- Passing technique needs to be perfect

- Passing needs to be smooth

- Players cannot hang onto the ball for long

- Players need to have their heads up and be aware of the players around their square

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

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Screen 2 (15 mins)

Emphasis: pressure, movement, quick feet, decision making

Area: 4 areas different in shape, as shown.

Players: All

Equipment: cones, poles, balls, bibs

Setup: In various size and shaped areas play 2 v 2 games.

How to: Players are divided into pairs and play eight one minute games. Each time a ball goes out of play, a new ball is served into the area. After each game, he losing team does five press ups for every each goal difference in the scores.

After each game rotate the players to a different zone and a different opponent.

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

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Phase 1 (10 mins)

Emphasis: Warmup, movement, bodyshape, touch, passing, possession

Area: 30 x 30m

Players: 4 players per grid

Equipment: balls, cones, bibs

Setup: Teams of 8 plus 2 neutral players play 2 v 2 in an area of 30 x 30m divided into 4 15 x 15m grids.

How To: Each box has two players from each team, who must stay inside their grid. Play a 2 v 2 'keep away'' game. Neutral players can go in any box helping the team in possessio tokeep the ball. The neturals must look to make decisios abot where to help isneeded - they can both be in th same grid at the same time, making a 4 v 2. If a team puts the ball ot, the other team gets a kick in. This is hard work for the neutral players, so swap every three minutes.