Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Shooting_Session_Fall_Break_Camp

Ghostbusters (10 mins)

Organization:

- 40 x 30 yard area with all the balls in the square in the middle of the area (Size of area depends on age/ability of players and numbers

Instructions:

• Ghosts (players) are running around free inside the haunted house (must stay within red cones)

• The ghostbusters (coach) has to try to chase down the ghosts and get rid of them

• When ghostbuster hits the ghost with his plasma beam (ball) the ghost becomes a ghostbuster to help out the other ghostbusters.

• Ghost then goes to get his a plasma blaster (ball) from the middle

• If ball goes outside of the area, the ghostbuster who shot the ball must retreive it

Coaching Points:

1) Keep your head up to see where all the ghostbusters are

2) Change directions and speeds to get away from the busters

3) Ghostbusters use the inside of their feet to control and hit the ball at the ghosts

Progressions:

P- Add a ball for each player to dribble

P- Start with more ghostbusters

P- Smaller area to play in, more difficult for the ghosts

Technica Shootig Game (15 mins)

Organization:

- Players divided into 2 teams

- Each team is divided on each side of th playing area (see above)

- Every player has a ball

Instructions:

• Players dribble into the center square (messi touches) after entering the square, they take a touch out of their feet and hit a driven shot into either one of their goals. Game will last for 2 minutes and the team with the most goals wins. One line shoots with their right foot and one line shoots with their left foot.

Coaching Points:

1) Head down at the point of contact

2) Non-kicking foot placed to side, slightly behind the ball

3) Ankle locked, toe down

4) Contact foot – laces (instep)

5) Body weight forward, chest and knee over the ball at contact

Progressions:

P-Second player in line passes to the player in the middle who has to take a positive first touch and score

P-One player from the other team plas defender/GK, they are trying to block either pug, the shooting player then must take a look and determine which target they should shoot at

Touch Post (20 mins)

Organization:

-Same area as previous activites

-Same teams

-All the balls start on the right side of the attaking teams field (starting point of balls switch sides halfway through)

Instructions:

• First player in line starts the game, by dribbling into the area, as soon as the red team players (A and B) enter the field, the white team players (C and D) can step out and defend

Coaching Points:

1) Positive touch out of feet

2) Approach ball at an angle

3) Decision on when to shoot, and Why?

3) Head up, observe target

4) Pick spot then eyes return to the ball

5) Contact center of ball

Progressions:

P-full time GK