Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): creating and utilising space 2

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Stuart Wood

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Name:	Stuart Wood
City:	INVERURIE
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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making space and adding movement.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): warm up

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warm up (5 mins)

dynamic stretches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Rondo

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Rondo (15 mins)

Rondo

equipment

1 ball

players

4 teams of 2

object of the drill

1 of the team start in the middle while the other 3 teams work together on the outside. the middle team try to win the football while the outside team try to keep it without the middle team touching it.

if the middle team win the ball, the team who touched it last before them get a point and go in the middle

If the teams on the outside get 10 passes between them the team in the middle get a point (passes can keep going to get another point at 20,30etc)

the team at the end of 5 minutes with the fewest points win.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): keeper drill

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keeper drill (15 mins)

keeper drill (tony Elliot)

keeper on their knees, feeder kicking the ball along the ground, twice to the right then twice to the left

repeat 5 times

progression

keeper kneeling, kick first to 2 each side and then throw twice to both sides again.

progression

kick to keeper and they kicks back to feeder while the feeder has a 2nd ball in their hands ready to throw to the keeper for a hand save to the side.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): behind the goal plus beat the keeper 3 x match

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behind the goal plus beat the keeper 3 x match (30 mins)

3 games at the same time

equipment

5 small goals

1 medium goal

cones and balls

players

2 games 3v3 (12 players)

1 game 2 keepers v 1 players

object of the game

3 v 3 games (backward goals) either side of the 2-1 game. (1 medium goal and 1 small goal)

each player in all 4 teams of the 3v3 games are given numbers 1 to 3

1 game 2 keepers v 1 player (becoming 2 keepers v 3 players)

All 3 games start as above and are scored as normal.

Both Keepers can handle the ball if they are behind the yellow cones.

During the games a colour and a number is called relating to the players in the outside games.

if red 3 is called, the 2 red 3 players will join the outfield player in the middle pitch to create a 2v3 middle game and a 3v2 game on both the outside games.

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behind the goal plus beat the keeper 3 x match

3 games at the same time

equipment

5 small goals

1 medium goal

cones and balls

players

2 games 3v3 (12 players)

1 game 2 keepers v 1 players

object of the game

3 v 3 games (backward goals) either side of the 2-1 game. (1 medium goal and 1 small goal)

each player in all 4 teams of the 3v3 games are given numbers 1 to 3

1 game 2 keepers v 1 player (becoming 2 keepers v 3 players)

All 3 games start as above and are scored as normal.

Both Keepers can handle the ball if they are behind the yellow cones.

During the games, a colour and a number is called relating to the players in the outside games.

if red 3 is called, the 2 red 3 players will join the outfield player in the middle pitch to create a 2v3 middle game and a 3v2 game on both the outside games.

Now the object of the keepers is to stop goals, they can dive on the ball in any area of the pitch. when the ball goes dead, one of the outfield players gets a new ball from behind the goal and try to score again.If the ball is outside the yellow zone at least one keeper must be outside it to

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): build up play

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Learning Objectives

	Technical quick passing, keep head up, use one touch passes if possible. good throw/kick out to find the attacker
	Tactical use overload of players to offer quick passes, make sure players are attacking their own space, defenders to alter the shape for the opposing side. keeper to adjust their position to where the ball is
	Physical attack at pace, strong defending attacking the cross. can the keeper claim the cross. strong hands to save
	Psychological defence to keep concentration when the opposite side attack. forwards to keep positive even if they are struggling to score. keeper to keep level headed if a goal is saved or scored.
	Social keeper to talk to the players in front. They can see the whole pitch) forwards to understand one another's runs. Both groups work as a forward and defensive unit.

build up play (30 mins)

equipment

8 cones

balls

players

3 teams of 4

1 team have 3 players in the right red square of cones with 1 player feeding the ball in

the other (red) team have a back 3 starting in the penalty area and 1 in the right red zone

the final team on the left hand team mirror the blue team on the right hand side

object of the drill

keeper starts with the ball and passes out to player right 1 to start the drill. They can use different types of distribution eg Throw out, kick from hands or from off the ground.

player 1 on the right hand side passes to a team mate in the red square then head for the penalty area

the blue team then have to touch the ball each once and get out of the zone without the red player winning the ball

once out of the square the game becomes a 4v4

the left back engages the attacker with the ball while the other to defenders filter over to guard the box and help the left back

the attacking team aim to get all players with out the ball in the box and find space

the attacking player aim to create a 1 v 1 and cross the ball or get a shot off

if a goal is scored or the ball goes out of play, the game is started and replicated on the left hand side

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Learning Objectives

	Technical quick passing, keep head up, use one touch passes if possible
	Tactical use overload of players to offer quick passes, make sure players are attacking their own space, defenders to alter the shape for the opposing side
	Physical attack at pace, strong defending attacking the cross.
	Psychological defence to keep concentration when the opposite side attack. forwards to keep positive even if they are struggling to score
	Social keeper to talk to the players in front. They can see the whole pitch) forwards to understand one another's runs. work as a forward and defensive unit.

build up play (30 mins)

equipment

8 cones

balls

players

3 teams of 4

1 team have 3 players in the right red square of cones with 1 player feeding the ball in

the other (red) team have a back 3 starting in the penalty area and 1 in the right red zone

the final team on the left hand team mirror the blue team on the right hand side

object of the drill

player 1 on the right hand side passes to a team mate in the red square then head for the penalty area

the blue team then have to touch the ball each once and get out of the zone without the red player winning the ball

once out of the square the game becomes a 4v4

the left back engages the attacker with the ball while the other to defenders filter over to guard the box and help the left back

the attacking team aim to get all players with out the ball in the box and find space

the attacking player aim to create a 1 v 1 and cross the ball or get a shot off

if a goal is scored or the ball goes out of play, the game is started and replicated on the left hand side

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): cool down

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cool down (5 mins)

small jog and stretches at the end of the session

discuss the session

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