Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): G12 Academy Session

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Marc Gomez

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Name:	Marc Gomez
City:	Anaheim Hills
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Juggling Warm-up

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Juggling Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization: Players either spaced out or in a large grid

Objective: To attain set number of juggles without ball hitting the ground

Juggling Requirements - Minimum Standard

U11 - Above = 200 Juggles

Coaching Points:

Right foot, left foot only
Ladder Juggling: 1 juggle catch, 2 juggle catch, 3 juggle catch, etc. (for younger teams and players struggling)
Foot, foot, thigh, thigh (REPEAT)

5 mins of juggling

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Warm-up (15 mins)

Organization: Cones 12 yards apart from one another as shown above. If you have poles or bigger cones use those at the top. Players dribble around the pole with various surfaces of the foot instructed by the coach, ten stop the ball and jog or sprint back around the pole to the beginning. Next player in line goes after that and play repeats itself. Make sure there are only two players to a setup to maximize repetitions.

Time:
5 x Right foot then 5 x Left Foot

Variations:

Free dribble (any surface of the foot)
Inside/Outside cuts right foot 5x’s then left foot 5x’s
Inside/Outside cuts both feet (outside right, inside right, outside left,inside left then repeat)

Coaching Points:

Quality touches
Maintain close control
Good outside turns around top cone/pole
Sprint full speed after dribbling around top cone/pole then back

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Brazilian Touches

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Brazilian Touches (15 mins)

The Set-up:

Players work on pairs for 1 minute then change roles (one serving, one working). After performing one activity with the first partner, players move onto a different partner and perform the next activity.

Activities:

Ground Passes - left foot, right foot
Half Volleys - left foot, right foot (inside foot/laces)
Volleys - left foot right foot (inside foot/laces)
Thigh Control to Volley - Alternate feet
Chest Control to Volley - Alternate feet
Headers - low direct header, high jumping header

Coaching Points:

Proper Technique
Movement after each touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Receiving Properly

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Receiving Properly (20 mins)

Objective: To help players properly receive the ball with the correct foot and correct body positioning

Organization: 4 cones set up in a diamond shape with one cone on the middle of the setup as shown about. Cones/Poles should be 10-12 yards apart

Application & Constraints: Play begins with two balls at the top and bottom of the diamond. First player sprints to cone in middle then opens up wide of the cone/pole. Second player in line plays ball out wide with good pace to wide player then sprints to middle cone and sprints out wide to open up and receive. Play repeats itself and players follow passes. When wide player receives the ball, they open up their hips and get a touch forward into space then pass the ball to other side.

Time/rest: 2 sets x 2 minutes, 30 seconds each variation

Variations:

Pass to the right side
Pass to the left side
Bump and Set as shown in Variation 2 right side
Bump and Set as shown in variation 2 left side

Key Coaching Points:

Proper body positioning (body open to receive and go forward)
Receive back foot, foot furthest away from the ball
Angle to receive the ball and see player up top
Good bump and set at a good angle
Good long pass up top

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small sided game

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Passing, which was the aim for our session. Focusing on shorter passing to feet to get the technique right. Control when the pass comes to you, this enables you to keep possession. Tackling now we are in a normally game scenarios, pressing the ball quickly.
	Tactical Lots of decisions to make for themselves, whether this is passing the ball or dribbling it forward. Pressing the ball to win back possession.
	Physical This requires all of the ABC’s. (agility, balance, coordination, speed) moving the ball quickly and dribbling around players.
	Psychological Motor learning is critical. Short and explosive activities to keep them focused, and used to initiate aerobic system. The integration from individuals, to teams. Concentration for the short period they are playing is key.
	Social Teamwork is important, to be able to pass the ball around as effectively as they can. Communication is also important to let them know where they are. The most important thing at this is to ensure they are having fun.

Small sided game (30 mins)

(Random) - Low repetition, High realism/decision making

Finish off with a small sided game.

See if they can put into practice what they have been learning.

Condition:

Limit touches if there is certain players finding it to easy, or if they are trying to run through everyone, when there is a better option to pass.

Challenge:

Individual players in their passing technique, or a team with how many passes they need to complete before scoring. Could also get them to make sure every team mate has touched the ball before they can score.

Fly by:

Ensure the players are moving into space, to be an option to pass to.

Drive by:

Pull a player to the side just to remind them of the technique, or to move them into space to be an option.

Coaching process (freeze):

Use this method as a break to go through any issues that may have occurred and then remind them of the technique if needed. Use this time to put in any conditions or challenges you want to. Also, time to answer any questions.

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