Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking 1v1 (Start Time: 2016-06-08 18:00:00)

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Joseph Muscari

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Name:	Joseph Muscari
City:	Mt. Kisco
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up I

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Warm Up I (10 mins)

Organization:

40x30 yard area

Each player with a ball

Instructions:

Players dribble their ball like 'Messi' anywhere inside the area

Coach can instruct the players to 'switch' their ball with another player

Dribble for 30 seconds then rest

Coaching Points:

Toes pointing down

Head up

Look for spaces between players

Try to touch the ball with every step

Positive 1st touch after switching

Progressions:

Set challenges on the ball; toe taps/boxes/rolls

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up II

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Warm Up II (10 mins)

Organization:

40x30 yard area divided in middle

6 players in each half

Each player has a ball

Instructions:

King of the Ring

Players try to kick everyone else's ball out their half

If player has their ball kicked out, they join other half and keep playing

Game stops if 1 player is in a half by themselves

Play for 1 minute and rest

Coaching Points:

Move quickly into space

Use Messi touches to keep the ball close

Try to protect the ball when kicking out someone else's

Keep head up to observe defender and location of space

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme

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Main Theme (15 mins)

Organization:

1.20 x 15 yard area setup as shown

2.4 players (2 Attackers, 2 Defenders) set up as shown

3.1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1.Defending player starts with the ball

2.Defending player passes into the attacking player

3.The attacking player moves out to receive the ball and attempt to beat the defender and dribble through one of the two scoring gates situated on the defenders end line

4.Defending player becomes active on the attackers first touch and attempts to win the ball

5.Players rotate roles after each attempt

6.Award points for successful attempts and keep score

Coaching Points:

Positive first touch

Controlled approach

Observe defenders position

Attackers defenders front foot

Execution of move

Timing of move

Take touch back across the defender and accelerate away

Progressions:

P - If the defender wins the ball they now can score by dribbling through attackers scoring gates

R - Defending players become active on their pass

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Main Theme (20 mins)

Organization:

1. Half Field set up as shown

2. 12 players (5 Attackers, 5 Defenders, 2 Goalkeepers) set up as shown

3. 2 balls (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1. Attacking players are divided 2’s and 3’s on either side of the field

2. Attacking players start between the counter goals marked out with flags

3. Attacking players attempt to beat the defending player and score in the goal

4. No rebounds are allowed to ensure the activity flows

5. On the attackers first touch the defender becomes active

6. After each attempt the attacker moves to the opposite side of the field and awaits their next attempt

7. If the defending player wins the ball they attempt to pass this back between the counter goals

8. Each attempt ends with a shot from the attacker or pass from the defender

9. Rotate players after a set time period

Coaching Points:

Positive first touch

Controlled approach

Observe defenders position

Attackers defenders front foot

Execution of move

Timing of move

Take touch back across the defender and accelerate away

Progressions:

P – Bring starting position closer to the goal to add more pressure for defending player to win the ball

R – Increase starting distance to allow time for defenders to recover

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

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Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1.40 x 25 yard area set up as shown

2.6 players (2 Teams of 3) set up as shown

3.1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1. The game always starts with a pass from the goalkeeper

2. The player that receives the ball plays 1v1 against their opponent to goal

3. The other two players remain inactive until the game restarts

4. If the ball leaves the area the game is restarted with the oppositions goalkeeper

5. The goalkeeper should look to pass to the best placed forward

Coaching Points:

Positive first touch

Controlled approach

Observe defenders position

Attackers defenders front foot

Execution of move

Timing of move

Take touch back across the defender and accelerate away

Progressions:

P – Play 2v2 and allow players to combine

R – Allow 2nd defender to be active to provide cover

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