Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Tier III Curriculum- 3/28/16- Att 1 v. 1 (Start Time: 2016-03-29 09:00:00)

Pro-Club: RBNY Academy Inc

Daniel Vitu

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Name:	Daniel Vitu
City:	Hawthorne
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Players will develop 1 v. 1 attacking mentality. Through repetitions at game speed, players will gain confidence to take players on 1 v. 1. Teach players the cues and individual tactics of beating a player 1 v. 1 when facing pressure. Use the conditioned game and game to teach players moments to recognize 1 v. 1s.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1 v. 1 Warm up

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1 v. 1 Warm up (10 mins)

Organization: 30x30 yd area. 1 ball per player on red team. Adjust space based on numbers.

Instructions: 75% speed to start. Move into 100% after 1 full roation. Red players- Dribbling freely around space. Calls out name of a blue player and dribbles at them 1 v. 1 to get around them. Blue players- moving around the area without a ball. Becomes shadow defender to red player who calls out their name. Switch red and blues after 1 minute. 1 red will remain with a ball.

Coaching Points:

1. Awareness in tight spaces when dribbling.

2. Awareness of defender.

3. Scanning the space constantly.

Progressions: 1. Attackers 75% speed for 1 minute. Switch red with blue players.

2. Attackers game speed. Switch red and blue players.

3. How many players can you beat in a row without losing possession (dribbling out of area, other player touches your ball, your ball touches another ball)?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Attacking 1 v. 1- Pressure in Front

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Attacking 1 v. 1- Pressure in Front (30 mins)

Organization:

10x20 area. 4 players. 3 players with balls next to mini goal. 1 player across the area between red cones without ball.

Instructions:

(Non opposed)- Player A - firm pass across and races Player B- dribbles across as fast as they can- First player across opposing line gets the point. Next player in line goes once attacker is ready.

See progressions for semi-opposed and opposed

Coaching Points:

(1). Recognition of defender

(2). Recognition of space

(3). Body shape of defender

(4). Speed of defender? Fast- beat them with first touch. Slow- small touches to bait them in.

(5). End result? Can you score? Do you need to dribble by the defender to score?

Progressions:

(1). Non-opposed. As shown in instructions

(2). Semi-opposed. Player A - passes across and becomes shadow defender. Player B- beats defender 1 v. 1 and continues dribble across. Players end up swapping starting positions- next player in line goes once attacker is ready.

(3). Opposed- Player A passes to Player B and play 1 v. 1 in the area. B attacks the mini goal and A tries to win the ball and dribble across the opposing end line. Each player keeps track of their points.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): The King's Court

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The King's Court (15 mins)

Organization: as many areas as needed. 10 yards wide x 20 long. 2-3 players per area.

Instructions: play 1 v. 1 in each channel. Player with ball passes across. Receive and try to beat player 1 v. 1 across end line. 2 minute rounds. Ball out of channel or restart. Other player passes and other player receives. Player with higher score promoted to next court. Low score demoted.

Coaching Points:

1. Observation of defender's speed of approach.

A. Fast- touch around and go.

B. Slow- keep touches close, and read body shape to judge direction of move.

2. Observation of space.

3. End product.

4. Mentality to attack.

Progressions:

1. Play 1 v. 1 keep track of points scored for successful dribble across. 2 minute rounds. Winner of each court is decided and changes are made to progress or regress to different court.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game- 1 v. 1 matchups

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Conditioned Game- 1 v. 1 matchups (15 mins)

Organization:

-40x50 yd area

-6 red players and 6 blue players.

-2 targets from each team on either side of attacking goal.

Instructions:

1. 4 v. 4 + 2 to goals

2. Only 1 player from each team allowed in wide channels.

Coaching points:

(1). Separation from defender when not on the ball.

(2). Receive ball and get head up- where is goal? Identify defender.

(3). Where is the space?

(4) Supporting target players- how does WIDTH/ DEPTH effect this?

(4). Applaud attacking mentality

Progressions:

(1). 2 targets each end line both teams. Only player with ball allowed in channels and only 1 defender allowed in channels. Change out targets as subs every 3 minutes.

(2). Target players can join the game once passed to to create numbers up situation.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4 to Goals

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4v4 to Goals (20 mins)

Organization: 4v4. First team to score stays on and losing team goes off.

Coaching Points:

(1). Separation from defender when not on the ball.

(2). Receive ball and get head up- where is goal? Identify defender.

(3). Where is the space?

(4). Applaud attacking mentality