Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 7v7 Practice 5 Shooting in and outside the box

Arrival Activity (10 mins)

Set up:

Arrival Practice prior to session begining

Organization:

As players arrive divide up into groups to work on different shooting techniques. Players get a point for every ball that goes in the mini goals.

1. Chip over one goal and into the other

2. Curl the ball around 1 goal and into the other (inside foot)

3. Curl the ball around 1 goal and into the other (outside of foot)

Coaching Points:

Work on technique with individuals

Skill Development 1 (15 mins)

Set up:

As seen in diagram. 5 players involved in one time. After role in exercise players more to next cone. X4 returns to begining.

Organization:

1. X1 plays a pass and gets a return from X2, X1 to X3, X3 to X2 and X2 crosses ball back to X4 to finish

2. Same pattern but X4 lays ball off for X3 to finish

3. Same pattern but when X4 receives he dribbles in X3 overlaps and then shoots.

Progression: Add defender. Once ball goes into X2 it becomes a 3v1 to goal. Defender scores by playing ball to coach outside the box or dribbling out of the box.

Coaching Points:

Technicque of shoot

Movement of body / shape of hips

Placement of shot and awareness of keeper

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Set up:

2 teams in 3 zones

Organization:

Zones are only in place to show where the attackers and defenders should position themselves at the start of the exerecise. Players score by connecting with the forward and then going to goal. Once the pass as been made to the center forward anyone can score including the center forward.

Coaching Points:

Technique of shooting

Position of body, hips

Awareness of keeper, space and defender

Visual communication of where to place pass

Creating space and providing good angles of support and approach