Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Tryout Day 1 (Start Time: 2019-05-06 17:30:00)

Turlock Academica Jrs.

Gabriel Bolton

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Name:	Gabriel Bolton
City:	California
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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This session is designed for our Zone 1 (U8-U12) first day of tryouts. With our youngest players we are looking for the following four items: (1) Speed - we would like our players to have either physical speed or speed of thought. Preferably both. (2) Intrinsic motivation - does the player want to be there, enjoy playing soccer, seem engages? (3) Willingness to learn, (4) Movement talent - some sort of athletic ability/ability to move.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up 3

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Warm-up 3 (10 mins)

Objective: to improve ball touch, control and flexibility.

Organization: players each have a ball on adjacent sides of 10x10 grid.

Instructions: Each group alternately crosses the grid after the other on the coach's call.

Variations: (1) dribble across grid, (2) boxing across the grid, (3) toe taps across the grid, (4) side slide across grid alternate directions. Etc

Key Coaching Points:

1. good technique on the touches;

2. eyes up once they get more comfortable;

3. demanding lots of repetitions.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Speed 6

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Speed 6 (10 mins)

Objective: Improve speed with and without the ball.

Organization: cones set-up 10 yards apart.

Instructions: on signal players sprint around the figure 8. After they understand the pattern add the ball. It should be a relay race.

Variations: (1) dribble then step on the ball and leave it in the middle, sprint around cone, return to middle get the ball and dribble around the starting cone. Repeat. Runs covered include (1) both feet dribbling, (2) right foot only, (3) left foot only.

Key Coaching Points:

1. Dribble full speed;

2. Compete

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG4

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SSG4 (25 mins)

Objective: to improve combination play and finishing.

Organization: 2 teams of players one line on each side of the coach.

Instructions: Coach passes the ball into the middle and yells out a number. That number of players enter the grid and play. Coach can keep adding players "add 2..." Coach keeps playing balls into the grid until a goal is scored OR the coach can tell everyone to "get out of there" and they all sprint back to the line.

Variations: NA

Key Coaching Points: use this game to teach those coaching points from earlier in the session.

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

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SSG 4v4 (30 mins)

Objective: Improve our attacking shape "get big" and possession.

Organization: 20x30 yard grid with small-sided goals on each end.

Instructions: Players play 4v4 to goals.

Variations: if you want to add passing to this exercise give 1 point for dribbling across line and 2 points for passing it to teammate who runs into endzone and controls it inside the endzone.

Key Coaching Points:

1. When you win the ball get big

2. Create a diamond shape

3. Be patient and connect passes.

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