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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GK Academy Wk2 - Group A (Condensed)

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Suburban Football Club

Alex Sheppard

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Alex Sheppard
Name: Alex Sheppard
City: Halifax
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Objective - Improve technique and decision making on low extension saves from close/mid-range, introducing concept of negative step

Intentions

  •  When, why and how to use sweep technique and negative step technique
  •  When, why and how to adjust set position based on proximity/situation
  •  Attack the line of the ball at a positive angle
  •  Drive bottom hand low (slide pinky) and extend thru the ball
  •  Angles of support and communication (In possession)
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation 1 - Low Extension Ground Familiarity

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation 1 - Low Extension Ground Familiarity
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Activation 1 - Low Extension Ground Familiarity (5 mins)

Objective - Prepare low extension action while activating hand-eye 
  • 1) GK begins on hip square to 2 servers
  • 2) GK extends for low save
  • 3) GK pops back up (to hip) and extends again to catch and return tennis ball
Coaching Points
  • Bottom hand drives low along the ground (slide the pinky)
  • Bottom hand extends through the ball
  • Top hand secures the ball
  • Attack line of ball at a positive angle
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation 2 - Volley to Negative Step (Low)

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Activation 2 - Volley to Negative Step (Low) (5 mins)

Objective - Introduce how and when to use negative step dive

  • 1) GK takes volley from S1, straddling ring
  • 2) GK then makes low ext. save by stepping ball-near foot into the ring
Coaching Points
  • When - Threat of closer range shot (~10 yds but depends on body type/skill set)
  • A-Frame set - slightly wider, lower than typical set, again when proximity is close
  • Negative step - ball-near foot steps inside the line of the body, allows us to get down quicker
  • Turn plant foot to generate maximum force, shoot body and hands low thru ball with power
Note for coaches - This technique is an alternative to (and kind of hybrid of) the traditional power-step (step outside the line of the body, toward the ball) and the sweep (kicking the ball-near foot across the body to get body down as quickly as possible). I will include video - Ter Stegen is brilliant at it, Vicario had an excellent example in the Spurs/Chelsea match. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Distro - Around/Thru Diamond

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Distro - Around/Thru Diamond
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Distro - Around/Thru Diamond (10 mins)

Objective - Create angles to support the ball and look to break lines

  • 1) GK drops out to receive from LCB
  • 2) GK plays through press to #6
  • 3) GK receives back and plays around press to RCB
  • 4) Pattern rotates - Resting GK becomes GK, GK becomes 6, 6 becomes LCB, LCB becomes resting GK
  • 5) Repeat pattern starting from RCB
Coaching Points
  • Constant communication - ask for it to specific foot, into feet/space
  • Constantly adjust position to make angle
  • Prep touch - don't kill it, get it out of your feet
  • Detail of pass - not bouncing, appropriate pace, delivered to correct foot
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity (Constant) - Sweep to Negative Step

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Activity (Constant) - Sweep to Negative Step (20 mins)

Objective - Work sweep and negative step techniques in a game-like environment

  • 1) Forward and set for sweep save from S1
  • 2) Drop set for negative step save from S1
  • 3) Set at cutback position
  • 4) S2 pulls back for shot from S3
  • Adjust - if struggling with neg. step, use the ring for 2) and have them just walk into 2) from 1)
Coaching Points
  • Set low, drop centre of gravity to get down quickly
  • Shoot hands low through the ball - bottom hand extends, top hand secures
  • Keep head and legs down to keep max momentum - GK should slide right thru the ball line
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity (Varied) - Sweep/Negative Step/Power Step

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity (Varied) - Sweep/Negative Step/Power Step
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Activity (Varied) - Sweep/Negative Step/Power Step (20 mins)

Objective - Work decision-making re: choice of set and extension technique in a live scenario

  • 1) Cutback from S1 
  • 2) Recover to cutback position
  • 3) S1 pulls back for S2
  • 4) Live on S2's touch - shoot/play S3/play S4
Coaching Points
  • Choice of set - lower/wider the closer the proximity
  • Choice of technique - sweep/negative step/power step

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