Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): (Receiving to turn)
Reseller-Club: Premier Users' Club
Andrew Mcleod, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Andrew Mcleod |
|---|---|
| City: | EAST ORANGE |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Technical (15 mins)
Organization:
As above
Instructions:
First player takes a touch out of their feet to either side. Middle player and target react to this touch to form a triangle. A plays to C who opens up on their backfoot and finds C. C brings the ball back to line one and the process repeats.
Coaching Points:
- Quality of touch to open lane
- Middle player check away to open lane to target
- Target movement to find lane
- Communication (hands and voice)
- Body shape (open)
- Quality of pass (find backfoot)
- Quality of touch to set up next pass
- Eyes up, connect with teammates
- Speed of play.
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Semi-opposed (15 mins)
Organization:
Set up as above
Instructions:
Play begins with player on ball taking a touch out of his feet to one side or another. Target reacts to make passing lane whilst defender blocks it. Middle player checks away and receives ball, opens up and finds target.
Rotation: Passer - Defender - Receiver - Target
Coaching Points:
- Good touch out of feet and head up.
- Movement of target to create passing lane.
- Movement of midddle player to check away - open body.
- Communication
- Quality of pass - back foot.
- Break line and beat defender with first touch
Progressions:
- Defender presses receiving player to add pressure. If defender gets really tight them beat them with a touch inside.
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Fully Opposed (20 mins)
Organization:
As above
Instructions:
Exact same rotation as before but defender is now fully live. Attackers score 1 point each if they can get the ball to the end target, doubling their score to 2 points if they can get the ball to the target and back again. Targets are limited to 2 touch and must stay on their endlines. If defender wins the ball and can dribble over the endline then they get 2 points.
Coaching Points:
- Good touch out of feet and head up.
- Movement of target to create passing lane.
- Movement of midddle player to check away - open body.
- Communication
- Quality of pass - back foot.
- Break line and beat defender with first touch
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Free Play (20 mins)
Organization:
6v6
Instructions:
None too specific. Let the group play.
Coaching Points:
Encourage receiving on back foot when no pressure from behind
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Warm Up (15 mins)
Co-ordinated warm up. 2 Groups in channeled area. Will perform the following:
1) Jog x2
2) Hamstrings x2
3) Lunges x2
4) Quads x2
Will add in ball to perform ball mastery.
1) Insides
2) Outside
3) Inside/Outside
4) Roll/Touch
Will then add in fast feet elements to increase tempo.
1) Quick Steps
2) Big Strides
3) 3 Quarter Pace
4) 1 Sprint