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Gerson Martinez
Name: Gerson Martinez
City: Piscataway
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery SAQ

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

On Arrival:

Juggling - 3 small, 1 big.

Organization:

1 Player, 1 ball

Instructions:

Players move around area pretending other players are defenders and penetrating gaps in the opposition defence.

Coaching Points:

Messi:

- Pinky toe to dribble

- Small quick touches

- Head up, look for gaps

Ronaldo:

- Lots of space, take bigger touches

- Pick up head after every touch

Progressions:

- Do intermittant SAQ movements around the area without the ball.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SAQ Race

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SAQ Race

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Defenders (in blue) must stay on line between cones. Attackers try to get past all three defenders without having the pinnie (tucked into their shorts on one hip) pulled out. If defender catches pinnie, the attacker goes back to the start. Second attacker can begin once first attacker beats the first defender, or gets caught. Swap defenders every minute.

Coaching Points:

- Recognize position of defender

- Attack space

- Speed of thought and movement

- Use of change in direction if defender closes space ahead

- Can you use your body to protect the pinnie as you change direction?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Developmental Repititions

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Developmental Repititions

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

- First player dribbles ball to first cone on and perfoms a 'Ronaldo Chop' and then drives to opposite cone on endline. Player on endline repeats and the process continues.

Coaching Points:

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Head up whilst dribbling

- Quality of move (both feet off ground, swivel hips, snap ball out of feet)

- Bigger touch out of move, head up, change speed

Progressions:

- Change Sides and practice move with both feet


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Development

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Skill Development

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Coach begins agme with a pass to either team. Receiving player scores by getting ball over the endline to the shaded area for a point. Defender is looking to steal ball and score in the goal.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of first touch

- Awareness of defender

- Decision; continue forward or cut back inside

- Quality of move (timing, execution, exit touch)

Progressions:

- Play from both sides


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game

Organization:

2 x 3v3 games.

Coaching Points:

- Three lines of attack (Width, Depth, Length)

- Penetration as option one (Shot, pass, dribble)

- Possession as option two

- Angles of support (Can you make a triangle?)

- Distance of support (Can you make the triangle as big as possible?)

- Timing of support (as ball travels)

- Speed of thought and movement in transition

- Correct moment to apply the session topic


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