Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 7+ Advanced- Shooting- Driven Shot

Introduction (10 mins)

Organization: Cones, Balls, Setup as shown

Instructions:

1. 2 boxes 20 yards apart opposiite each other

2. 2 Players in each box

3. Players must strike ball into box opposite

4. Players in box have 3 touches - Player 1 (receiving player) has one touch to receive/lay off, Player 2 sets ball back and Player 1 strikes the ball back

5. Rotate Players

Coaching Points:

Movement to provide angle and depth to

1. Technique

2. Follow Through

3. Quality of Receiving/set pass to allow for a 1st time driven pass

Progressions:

1. Play a competition between the 2 boxes to see who wins. Team who perform all components (technique, follow thru, quality of 1st touch/receiving) gets a point. 1st box to 5 wins.

2. Winners get promoted to the next box up

Main Activity- Progression (30 mins)

Organization:

Same grid/goal set up previous screen

2 goalkeepers

Instructions:

Each team chooses a player to play as a GK (this player will switch with each round)

First player in line A shoots, then stays on to defender

After player A shoots, player B immediately attacks the opposing goal

Each player will shoot and defend 1x and then return back to their line

If a defender is able to steal the ball, they can shoot on the goal on the goal that they would normally shoot on.

Coaching Points/Questions:

-Mentality to look to take advantage of the split second timeframe from when the attacker shoots and now becomes the defender

-Weight/Direction of First Touch

-Ability to create space to shoot. If the space is closed down, what can you do to create space?

-Using the defender as a blind spot for the GK

Point Structure:

Attacker scores a goal= 1 pt

GK makes save= 1 pt

Defender blocks shot= 1 pt

Defender steals and scores on opposite goal= 3 pts

Regressions/Progressions:

Regression- Addressing the timing of the defender to not start until the attacker takes a touch out of their feet

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1. 30 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2 4 neutrals allowed to move on the endlines of the grid

3. 2v2 in middle area, 4 neutrals outside o the grid

Instructions:

1. The activity starts with the GK passing the ball out to their team

2. Both teams are playing with regular rules and are looking to pass to their target players before receiving the ball back to score, if they are able to do this the goal counts as double. Teams can score at any point

3. Target players can move across their lines but not off it

4. If the ball goes out of play, the opposite teams GK restarts the game

5. Games last for set period of time and players rotate. If no GK's available rotate players into goal.

Coaching Points:

-Positive mentality to scoring "Goalscorer Mentality"

-Head up to observe the position of the goalkeeper

2. Selection of Shot Technique based upon pressure/position of goalie and area of field

Progressions:

1. P – Players can shoot without having to play to the target