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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U18G Cosmos Scissors

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Kayla Smith

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Kayla Smith
Name: Kayla Smith
City: Peapack
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Learning Outcomes

Move the foot around the front of the ball finishing on the outside of the ball

Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

Complete the same motion with the opposite foot

Quality of end product

Protect the ball (put body between defender and ball)

Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

Final touch of move bigger (allows head to come up)

Cut across defender, If looking to continue dribbling

Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

Positive 1st touch (drive at defender, makes it easier to unbalance defender)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tag Game/Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tag Game/Warm Up
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Tag Game/Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization: 3 channels which the defenders must stay in. Each player has a pinnie.

Instructions: Players will tuck their pinnies into the side of their pants, and look to run through the gauntlet, passed the defenders to get to the other side. If a defender pulls a player's pinnie out, they must pick it back up and return to the game. Once a player has reached the end, the next player goes.

Coaching Points:

1. Identification of space/defender

2. Attacking space (based on defenders position)

3. Attacking defender (keep options open either side)

Progressions: Add a third defender.

As soon as a player has passed a defender, the next player goes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scissors/Double Scissors Technique

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Scissors/Double Scissors Technique (15 mins)

Organization: Same as previous

Instructions: Upon making eye contact, players dribble at each other and perform scissors move.

Coaching Points:

Three E's (Entry, Execution, Exit) of technique

1. Messi/Ronaldo dribbling

2. Body position (of non-kicking foot) on 1st touch

3. Distance of touches on ball (1st one close, 2nd one bigger)

4. Bigger final touch to help speed of next action

Progressions:

One ball for each lane, pass to the next player once move performed.

Make it a race

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme
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Main Theme (25 mins)

Organization:

Same as previous

Instructions:

Same as the tag game but with a ball.

Coaching Points:

1. Attacking spcae/Defender

2. Recognition of body shape of defender

3. Attack front foot if space is equal either side

4. Timing of scissors/double scissors

Progressions:

Add a third defender

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:Same as previous but with two goals at each end.

Instructions:

3v3 tournament. First team to score a goal wins. Winning team stays on the field.

Coaching Points:

1. Penetration vs Possession

2. Creating Width and Depth

3. When and where to use the scissors move to beat a defender

Progressions:

Players can only pass the ball forward

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Play

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Free Play (20 mins)

Organization:

Same as previous

Instructions:

Scrimmage

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