Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 5 - Ashi waza- De-ashi-barai transitioned to Mune gatame - Desicion Making

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organizational / Instruction -

• For a minute, each player will get to practise their favourite throws.
• The players line up at either of the two crashmats ready to get thrown by the thrower.
• The thrower will have players either running or walking towards them.
• As this happens they have to perform any throwing technique of their choice onto the red crashmat.
• After the minute is up the next thrower is on the position of the crashmat.

Coaching Points

• When your the thrower try a technique but fully commit to the throw.
• Players who are being thrown, keep the thrower busy.

Progressions / Adaptations-

• The thrower who gets the most throws in a minute wins the overall session and players need to try beat them the following week.

Mune Gatame (15 mins)

Organizational / Instructions - 

• Players go into pairs
• The player holding down put one hand under their partner's head
• Their other arm goes under their partner's furthest away arm.
• both of the players hands join together.
• The player holding down then applies their weight onto their partner's chest

Coaching Points

If you do not put the weight on partner's chest they will escape the hold down.

Try to keep a grip on their judo suit so they do not roll away or escape the hold down

Progressions / Adaptations

Partner will have 20 seconds to try get out of the hold-down.

Randori (5 mins)

Organizational / Instructions- 

• The players will pick a partner
• The coach will shout rei which the players will bow to each other .
• The coach then shouts hajime and the fighting begins
• Both players have 3 minutes to throw the other person with a combination of De ashi barai.
• Once the 3 minutes are up the next person comes on and faces the winner.
• Each player gets 3 chances of being out on the mat.

Coaching Points-

• Once you have been thrown get back on your feet

Progressions / Adaptations