Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): passing and receiving.

Semi Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

Set up as above - narrower channels (8 yards) so that receiving to turn on back foot is harder to accomplish. Tight space means that pass may have to go to middle player with pressure on their back.

Instructions:

Play begins with player on ball taking a touch out of his feet to one side or another. Middle player checks away and comes back to receive the ball.

He has two touches, one to control and one to find the target player. Player C blocks the pass to D and as the pass is made, pressures B from behind.

Player B takes touch inside and finds D.

Player D dribbles back at speed.

A becomes defender, B becomes targetman, C becomes attacker, D becomes original passer.

Progression: Player D beats Player C with Ronaldo chop/Maradona/V-move etc on way back.

Coaching Points:

1) Angle of movement of player B

2) Front foot v. back foot

3) Movement of target to create passing lane.

4) Quality of pass (WEIGHT OF PASS)

5) Checking shoulder/ Feel for defender (Where are they?!)

Progressions:

1. Player B looks to spin their first touch (inside of foot) around the corner and play the pass.

2. Player B uses cruyff touch to beat defender who gambles inside to cut off touch/pass

Fully Opposed

Send defender from another channel, count how many points you get.

P. Go to goal - alternate which channels go.

Screen 4 (30 mins)

Session date: 19/10/15

Venue: Sunday league team

Players: 9-11 year olds, 12 people, good ability

Topic: passing and receiving.

Description: This was my second time coaching a good ability group of players so i decided to do a more game related drill that would help them improve passing the ball as well as receiving it.

Feelings: I was a lot more confident this week in coaching a higher quality session following last week as the group i worked with the week before proved they know how to listen and work hard to try and do what i have explained to them to do.

Prior- I was excited to do this session as it was my second time working with players with higher ability.

During- the session went how i planned and was enjoyable to coach, the players worked hard for me and tried their best to follow what i had asked them to do. Once the session was flowing it became enjoyable as i added a shooting part into the end of the drill. So therefor if the player wanted to set himself up well for a shot he had to do the first part well, the way i showed them how to.

Post- Was happy with how it went, i feel like i prefer coaching older players with higher ability as i can push my coaching ability more and more instead of feeling like i'm babysitting with younger players.

Evaluation: the session went how i planned and was enjoyable to coach, the players worked hard for me and tried their best to follow what i had asked them to do. Once the session was flowing it became enjoyable as i added a shooting part into the end of the drill. So therefor if the player wanted to set himself up well for a shot he had to do the first part well, the way i showed them how to.

Analysis: Was happy with how it went, i feel like i prefer coaching older players with higher ability as i can push my coaching ability more and more instead of feeling like i'm babysitting with younger players.

Action plan: I think am good at getting there on time and setting up the session ready to go before the players turn up. I think my communication needs to improve or maybe change the way i speak to them because i had previously been working with younger players.