Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching Play IP (Technical/General)

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Rhys Brown

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Name:	Rhys Brown
City:	Swansea
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Initial Pitch Layout

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Initial Pitch Layout

Organisation

20 cones to be placed 5 yards apart in a row vertically up the sideline (10 on each side - 35-40 yards horrizantally opposite eachother)

1 football to place on each pair of cones (as shown in diagram).

2 boxes of 30x30 yards to be set up, each split horrizontally into 15x30 zones.

Each box to have 4 marked corners (2 blue & 2 red (opposites) as seen in diagram)

Session Learning Objectives

Technical

Turning

Weight of Pass

Accuracy of Pass

Ball Control/First Touch

Running with the Ball

Body Position when Receiving

Tactical

Creating Space

Support Play (Advanced)

Awareness

Decisions on the Ball

Physical

Speed

Acceleration

Deceleration

Agility

Balance

Coordination

Accuracy & Perception

Psycosocial

Listening Skills

Accepting Decisions

Listening to Different Opinions

Verbal & Non Verbal Communication

Supporting Others

Respecting the Environment

Discipline & Self Discipline

Managing Mistakes

Accepting Responsibility

Adaptability

Concentration

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

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Pre Warm Up (5 mins)

Organisation

Players split into 2 groups & stand in circle as shown in diagram.

1 player in the middle, this player will lead the group. Try to make this someone who doesnt normally lead.

The Practice

Lead player is to shown the group a vareity of stretches. The group must copy each one. They should be encoraged to use both static & dynamic movements, working from head to toe.

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

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Warm Up (10 mins)

Organiation

Use the 30x30 grids set up for general practice & split into 2 groups ( 1 group in each grid)

The Practice

Chain Tag.

1 Player to start 'on'

The others are to space out around pitch

The Player whos is 'on' must attempt to tag the other players. If a player gets tagged they must join arms with the player(s) who tagged. The chain must stay linked at all times for any of the tags to count.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical

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Technical (10 mins)

Organisation

20 cones to be placed 5 yards apart in a row vertically up the sideline (10 on each side - 35-40 yards horrizantally opposite eachother) - As shown in 'Iitial Pitch Layout'

Players aer to pair up appropriatley with 1 football between them (spares must be available)

Each pair is to split & stand on opposite cones.

**NOTE** Some groups of 3 (on a rotation) may be required if area size is too small.

The Practice

Developing different techniques to switch play. Players must strike the ball from their end to the other (their partner). They should be encouraged to do so as the ball is moving (from first touch).

2 Blocks of 4 minuets with 1 min intervention plus 1 min transition to general

Block 1 - Lofted ball

Block 2 - Driven ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): General

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General (15 mins)

Organisation

2 boxes of 30x30 yards to be set up, each split horrizontally into 15x30 zones.

Each box to have 4 marked corners (2 blue & 2 red (opposites) as seen in diagram)

10 Players per box (may need to adapt)

4 locked into corners with a 3v3+1 centrally

The Practice

Both teams can 'score' bycombining within half of the pitch with a minimum three passes and then passing the ball into the opposite respective corner. The player in the corner then drives centrally & player who passed must go in corner ( comman player cant switch out)

Can't switch playfrom A to A or B to B

In possession: At least one player in possession has to be in the opposite half (excluding corner players) They can be marked by an opposition player

Extra goals for switching playfrom one half to the other in one pass

Key Points

In possession:

Make the pitch big

Who can switch play?

Speed of switch

Rotation of players (Who plays the pass swaps place with the receiving player)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG's

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SSG's (20 mins)

Organisation

2 Pitches to be set up horrizontally across the pitch.

4 teams of 5 (may need to adapt).

The Practice

Simple small sided games. coaches should encourage use of the key points from general practice regarding switch of play.

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