Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 2010/2011 Ball Mastery Session

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Matthew Kane

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Name:	Matthew Kane
City:	Belfast
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Key Learning Outcomes:

• Attacking the space forward on the field (looking to penetrate)

• Identification of the space

• Identification of the defender

• Space ahead & defender behind (cut across and dribble)

• Space ahead and defender behind (turn)

• Use of body, arms etc to fake

• Protect the ball or not? (risk vs reward)

• Distance of touch (helps next action)

• Direction of touch (based on next action)

• End product

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

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Warm-up (15 mins)

Organization:

-players divided into 4 groups,

Instructions:

Players drive to the middle area perform a turn around the central cone and explode into the space

- All Players go clockwise then counter clockwise

- Xavi Turn

- L Turn

- Maradonna

Coaching Points:

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Correct execution of turn

- Ball out of feet

- Head up after turn

- Prepared for next action

Progressions:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Semi/Fully Opposed

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Semi/Fully Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

Same set/up area as previous activity

Now only 2 teams start with the soccer balls

Instructions:

• First player in line dribbles into the middle of the area, once they are in the green square in the middle they can then socre on any goal except their own.

• Defending player can pressure as soon as the attaking player takes a touch toward the middle

• Games last a maximum of 5 seconds

Coaching Points:

1) Attacking the space forward on the field (looking to penetrate)

2) Identification of the space

3) Identification of the defender

4) Decision whether to keep going forward or turn based on pressure and space

5) Protect the ball or not? (risk vs reward)

6) Protecting the ball while dribbling

Progressions:

- Change where the pressure iscoming from

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

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Conditioned Game z (15 mins)

Organization:

Instructions:

• Players on h top of te diagram start with the ball, they pass accross th grid to the attackig payers. The attacking players can score on either goal

• Players stay inthir line for a set period of time (winners play winners)

- If players score in goal closest its 1 point. Goal furtherst is 2 points

Coaching Points:

1) Attacking the space forward on the field (looking to penetrate)

2) Identification of the space

3) Identification of the defender

4) Decision whether to keep going forward or turn based on pressure and space

5) Protect the ball or not? (risk vs reward)

6) Protecting the ball while dribbling

Progressions:

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