Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GUAFC U12 - Through Balls and Wide Play

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Colum Tinsley

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Colum Tinsley
Name: Colum Tinsley
City: Greystones
Country: Ireland
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Heading Activation Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Heading Activation Game
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Heading Activation Game

Method:

  • Players start at first cone then run around the other cone
  • They receive a throw and try head into the goal
  • Once they have head the ball, they then become the Goalkeeper
  • Then the opposite team go

Coaching Points:

  • Players sprint around cones
  • Good quality header, using forehead
  • Try head downwards

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Drill - Ajax (5 mins)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Drill - Ajax (5 mins)
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Passing Drill - Ajax (5 mins)

Method:

A pass to B

B lays off to C

C pass to D

D lays off to A

A pass to E


Progression: 1 touch


Coaching Points:

  • Good weight of pass, good lay off
  • Player passing through the middle of the ball
  • Controlled movement, don't get ahead of the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition Game (15 mins)

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition Game (15 mins)
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Transition Game (15 mins)

Method:

1 v GK

2 v 1 

3 v 2

4 v 3

Coaching Points:

Defensively:

  • Closed down space quickly
  • Body shape - side on, showing player down one side, blocking passing lane, ready to go forward or backwards
  • Stay tall until get close to attacker then get low & side on
  • React to attacker's potential heavy touch. Tackle when appropriate
  • Closest player applies "pressure", next player gives "cover" in case opposition beats them, other player gives "balance" by keeping gaps small
Attacking:

  • Good control, while dribbling @ speed, trying to use top of foot
  • Can free player create passing lane
  • Drive into space or @ player to commit them
  • Can the player on the ball find a pass into space or shoot on goal
  • Stay on side!

Transitions:

  • Quick transition getting back to defend
  • Concentrate on transitions
  • When T2D, running back go towards goal & player with ball. Try to slow them down
  • Communication - decide which player going to tackle

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

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Wide Play

Method:

  • Wide players are in sectioned off wide areas
  • No other player allowed into those areas
  • Central players must try to get the ball to wide players
  • Wide players need to make pitch as big as possible by staying high and wide
  • When they get the ball, try put in crosses
  • If one wide player has the ball, the opposite player can come out of their area and go to back post to attack cross
  • Change wide players after certain length of time

Coaching Points:

  • Wide players stay high and wide
  • Central players must try to pass into wider players
  • Can players put in good quality crosses
  • Opposite attacking player must attack back post area to try score from crosses
  • Good communication - verbal and nonverbal
  • Good build up play in the middle

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