Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1v1 Driving Forward. Big touches vs Small touches (Start Time: 2024-03-26 16:00:00)

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Roberto Guzman
Name: Roberto Guzman
City: JACKSON HEIGHTS
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

What:

  • Improve the players ability to understand what type of touches to take driving forward in order to dribble past the opponent that initiates frontal pressure

Who:

  •  Focus Team: #9, #7, #11 VS Opponent: #2, #3, #4

Where:

  • Middle 1/3 to Attacking 1/3

When:

  •  #9, #7,#11 are attempting to engage and the opponent in a 1v1 scenario and escape in to free space with speed and momentum 

Why:

  • Due to an opponent who is efficient in applying frontal pressure and/or regains possession of the ball 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction

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Introduction (10 mins)

Organization:

  • Half field of 7v7

Instructions:

  • 1 ball per player
  • command different type of moves  while driving forward
  • dribble for free 
  • 2x 1-minute 45 second rest ration

Techinical Coaching Points:

  • pinky toe technique to drive forward
  • big tocuhes vs small tocuhes

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • what kind of touches should we be taking when attempting to drive forward into big spaces?
  • why small touches vs big touches

Progressions & Regressions:

  • Command switch. Every player looks for another ball to dribble 

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

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Main activity (20 mins)

Organization

  • Two teams 
  • 1v1
  • Two safe zones on each end of the half field (adapt accordingly to space available
  • half field width cut in half, full length of half field 7v7

Instructions:

  • Red will initiate with possession of the ball vs 1 Yellow opponent 
  • Red team will attempt to drive forward with the ball to the safe zone across
  • If yellow wins the ball and drives succesffuly in possesion of the ball in the safe zone across, it will count as two points 
  • Keep track of KPI's in each team attempts vs successful attempts

Techinical Coaching Points:

  • Keep your head up as you drive forward 
  • small touches vs big touches
  • Pinky toe technique while driving forward and maitaining speed and momentum 

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Where is the free space ahead of you
  • Can we get around the defender and escape into the free space behind the defender?
  • What type of touches do we need when engaging the opponent vs attempting to escape into free space ?

Progressions & Regressions:

  • If you dribble accross the other grid safe zone, it wil count as 2 points.

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

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Conditional Game (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 2v1 half field 7v7
  • 1 big goal
  • 3 mini goals place in the mid field (adapt accordingly to space)
  • Two teams Red vs Yellow

Instructions:

  • Red team starts with the ball in a 2v1+GK vs Yellow
  • If the Red team is able to unbalance the opponent, dribble past the opponent and score, 2 points 
  • If Yellow regains possession of the ball, and scores on the mini goals it counts as 2 points
  • 4x 3 minute rounds. 2 minute recovery in between each round. (switch roles after 2 rounds)

Techinical Coaching Points:

  • Keep your head up as you take touches going forward
  • Pinky toe technique to maximize speed and momentum 
  • Engage opponent to commit to a front foot tackle and escape driving forward with speed

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Can we escape into space with speed ?
  • Where is the free space available behind the defender?
  • Can we drive forward, wide in order to escape with the ball with speed ?

Progressions & Regressions:

  • 3v2
  • 4v3

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (35 mins)

Organization:

  • 35x35
  • 4v4
  • 2 9v9 goals

Instructions:

  • FIFA Laws Apply
  • 2x12 minute halfs

Techinical Coaching Points:

  • Pinky toe technique to control the ball while driving forward
  • Big tocuhes vs Small touches in order to drive forward with speed

Tactical Coaching Points:

  • Engage opponent with small touches going forward
  • Keep your head up as your driving forward
  • Be brave, escape from the opponent with speed

Progressions & Regressions:


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