Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ball Mastery (Technical - Skill Progression). (Start Time: 2025-03-10 00:15:00)

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Jason Thomson

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Name:	Jason Thomson
City:	Melbourne
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Football Tennis

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Football Tennis

Adaptations:

Football Tennis:

1. 1V1 - 2V2's - 3V3's

1. Winner Stays On Or Timed Rounds.

2. Ball Can Bounce Once.

3. If the ball bounces outside the area a point is awarded to the other team.

Progressions:

Headers Only
3 Touch and Over
Move to 4 square - King, Queen, Jack, Dunce. Jack and Dunce Squares are out - high player rotation and engagement.

Regressions:

Ball can bounce twice before it goes over the net.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Scorekeeping - score a point by getting someone out with a header - opposite foot.
First team to 5 wins - no tie breakers

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery

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Ball Mastery

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

1. Movement around the area with the ball at your feet. (lots of little touches). 2.Toe Taps. 3.Rolls. 3.Swapsies. 4.Change. 5. Step-Overs 6. Roulette. (15-20 Seconds per skill).

Mechanics:

1. Toe-Taps: On your toes, toes on ball - bounce between taps (3 taps total), step off, shift with foot, alternating directions.

2.Rolls: Left foot - Face side on to ball - wide hips - step - in front of ball - glide foot over top of ball - roll - skip - roll ball.

3. Swapsies: Place inside of both inline with the ball - alternate shifting ball between inside of both feet.

4. Change: Roll ball behind you - use inside of foot rolling the ball to knock it in the opposite direction - use soft touch to keep the ball under control.

5. Step over - **Left leg** Face on to the ball - step over the ball - rotate hips (to sell the trick to the defender) - Right foot steps to the inside of the ball - Shift ball right with the outside of your right foot.

6. Roulette - **Left foot** Roll the ball with the bottom of your foot - Nutmeg yourself - Rotate hips - use opposite foot to roll the ball in the opposite direction.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

1, Combine two tricks together.

2. Attempt to tackle another player while maintaining control of your ball.

3. Defenders **blue** without ball attempt to tackle players with ball. (1 minute rotation),

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Ball Mastery

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Skill Ball Mastery

Adaptations:

Twin Section Rotating Carousal:

1. 1V1's and 2V2's.

2. Winner Stays On Or Scorekeeping. **Coach decision**

Progressions:

Introduce odd numbered teams - E.G 2V1, 3V2.

Regressions:

Introduce water breaks as you feel that the players need them as these practices can be highly physically demanding.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Can you use a trick to create a goal scoring opportunity?
Drive towards the goals before finishing.
Players must pass to a team mate before shooting.
Players must be within a certain area before shooting.
Introduce timed intervals - E.G - 20 seconds to score
If the ball goes out then the game stops.
If the ball stops the game stops.

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