Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Bella 25 June 2025 (Start Time: 2025-06-25 15:30:00)

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Max Harris
Name: Max Harris
City: Crookwell
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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1. game in half field emphasising play from goal kicks and keeper's hands

2. defending corners


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass, move, dribble

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pass, move, dribble
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Pass, move, dribble

Pass, move, dribble

- As players arrive they join as pairs or 3 with 1 ball per group

Pairs move the ball within the penalty area

- add in one pest who can only power walk--> bib in hand

- keep the ball away from pest

- change pest

KEY MESSAGES

- Protect the ball

- position to receive a pass

- first touch away from pest


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing patterns

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Passing patterns

ZIG ZAG

- Begin to follow your pass

- More balls in play so players have to react

- Organised chaos; quick thinking

- If there's no player waiting to receive the ball dribble to the next cone 

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

- Good first touch

- Open hips to control in direction of next pass

Y PASSING PATTERN

- good first touch

- receive to face forward

- check scan



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): play from goal kicks and GK in possession

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play from goal kicks and GK in possession

Play 6 v 9 on 1/2 field with main goal and GK.

9 play as 1-2-4-2 with no attacking midfielder and no centre forward, trying to score on 3 goals at 1/2 way . Goals must be from scoring zone.

9 play to 3 goals at 1/2 way.

Press any goal kicks

6 drop off to red line when ball in GK hands

Progression - remove 2 goals and allow a point for running over end line


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): defend corners

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): defend corners
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defend corners

Play 9 v 6 on 1/2 field with main goal and GK.

9 play as 1-2-4-2 with no attacking midfielder and no centre forward, trying to score on 3 goals at 1/2 way. Goals must be from scoring zone.

6 play as 4-2 trying to score on main goal

- Remove red line

Play a corner for 6 team whenever they get 3 or 4 passes or atrandom

Coach defending team- Captain and GK direct players to 

- zone 1 posts

- 3 best headers to zone 2

- others are blockers man marking goal side and jump with any jumpers shoulder to shoulder

- 1 outlet if enough players

If short corner played send 2 to be 2 v 2

see image on Slice of the game


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Slice of the game

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Slice of the game (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Defending corners the Jurgen Klopp way

- 3 best headers of the ball zonal mark shaded area of the pitch (usually central defenders/tallest players - VVD, Gomez, Fabinho)

- 4 players in a line around penalty area (green line) man mark (MM)/act as blockers (Milner, Mane, Wijnaldum, Firmino)

- Smaller players defend posts (usually full backs - Robertson, TAA)

- One player remains up field as an outlet (Salah)

- Player/Coach crosses ball in and blue players try to attack and score

- Blockers/MM attempt to disrupt attacking players from getting a run on the ball

- Gives stronger headers of the ball more space to clear the ball

- Players in shaded area mark their zone and attack the ball if it enters their zone

- If blue team scores they gain 5 points (2 points for chance missed)

- If they don't touch the ball red team gains a point

PROGRESSIONS:

- If red team wins the ball they can play back out to crosser who makes counter attacking run down the wing towards other goal

- Players must get the ball out wide to crosser who puts in cross first time or after dribbling

- Only 2 players can join the attacking outlet

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

- Communication

- Confidence in aerial ability

- Use of body when blocking or competing in the air

- Fast break away on the counter attack

- Organisation. Who marks who?


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