Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Practice Week #3 (Start Time: 2013-09-18 18:00:00)

1v1 SAQ15 mins

Organisation

Set-up a speed circuit on each side of the pitch. Use an age-appropriate circuit size. Have a speed ladder or evenly spaced markers, a small gap, a diamond of tall cones or markers, and then another slightly longer gap to a final tall cone. On each half, add two small goals and a single ball.

Split teams evenly across the pitch so each half has two teams.

Players compete 1v1. On the coaches whistle/shout a player from each team runs through the speed circuit and then races to the ball. Once on the pitch the players are 1v1 and play until either a player scores or the ball goes out of play.

The speed circuit is:

- Both feet between each rung/gap

- Short sprint

- Touch all five tall cones

- Long sprint to the ball

Coaching Points

The emphasis is on high-speed and high-quality during the players active session so the work:rest ratio is about 1:4.

Strong fundamentals - good running technique/form.

Quality on the ball.

Intensity/work ethic - want to win.

Progression

You can change the movements through the speed circuit to work on different aspects of SAQ (speed, agility, quickness).

Passing15 mins

Same Setup as last Drill

Players team up in pairs and run around passing through goals can not use the same goal back to back

Passing through the goals Calling the player's name they are passing to.

1 min how many goals

1min can they do better?

Option Drill15 mins

10-15 yard grid 3 players at corners. Only Pass along the edges of the grid

Once pass is made the player not receiveing the pass must run to the empty corner to give the player receiving the pass 2 options.

Can add a pig in the middle to pressure the ball