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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U8/13 Striking/Shooting Week 9 (Start Time: 2023-07-21 18:00:00)

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Cormac Cleary
Name: Cormac Cleary
City: Rockwood
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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 Striking the ball

Coaching points: 1)Attack the ball with speed, 2)non kicking foot beside the ball pointed in the direction you want the ball to go too,3) Keep chest and knee over the ball,4) eyes on the ball, 5) hit with laces, 6) lock ankle 7) follow through (foot that strikes the ball is the first foot to touch the ground.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Field Set Up/Arrival Activity (10 min)

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Field Set Up/Arrival Activity (10 min) (5 mins)

Arrival Activity - 5min 

 As players arrive, have them join one of two games, it may be 1 v1, 2 v1 2 v 2 etc.

Objective: to pass or dribble past opponents, create chances, and score goals - have fun!

Organization: set up two fields, each 18x15, adjust to players needs.

 Equipment: Pug nets, balls, pinnies, cones.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery
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Ball Mastery (10 mins)

Ball Mastery (10 mins)

Move of the Week/Physical Literacy (10 mins)

PhysicalLiteracy 3-4 min General movements

3min ball contact warm-up

 Equipment Used: Balls,Cones

Jogging30 sec: Jog in any direction.

LateralMovement 30 sec: move in any direction to any object side to side without clickingyour heels

Movebackward 30 sec:  keep low, check your shoulders to see where you are going, andchange direction.

OneFoot Hops 30 sec: look to jump over as many objects as you can, switching feet(left/right)

TwoFoot jumps 30 sec: big jumps over as many objects as you can

Clearthe playing area: Dribble - 2min Use one ball dribble for a minlots of touches on the ball left and right foot, inside and out, do a turnusing different parts of the feet

Themove of the Week – Coaches pick a move

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Striking/finishing with pressure from behind

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Striking/finishing with pressure from behind (10 mins)

Striking/Finishing with Pressure from behind: 12min

Two groups: Coach Plays into team (Red)  Attacking Player looks to take a positive first touch into space, the Defender (Blue) Player looks to catch said player.

 Create a scoring zone ( where players need to be in to look to strike the ball)

This can be adjusted to players needs.

If the goalkeeper or defender intercept the ball , they can look to dribble or pass into gates/pug nets for a point/goal.

After all attacking players have had a turn switch roles and switch Goalkeepers.

Progression 1: but a time limit on players 10 seconds to look to get in to the scoring zone  and get a shot off.

Progression 2: Play in a second ball after the first attempt allowing a 1 v 1 

Coaching points: 1)Attack the ball with speed, 2)non kicking foot beside the ball pointed in the direction you want the ball to go too,3) Keep chest and knee over the ball,4) eyes on the ball, 5) hit with laces, 6) lock ankle 7) follow through (foot that strikes the ball is the first foot to touch the ground.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3 v 1

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3 v 1 (10 mins)

3 v 1 to Goal : Start without a Gk, and put the pug nets together. Set up a scoring zone (players need to be in the scoring zone to score.)

 Coach plays in to the attackers as the ball travels, a defender comes into the game and looks to win the ball.  Can we move the ball quickly, and find a team mate in a better position to look to strike the ball and score. Give players 15sec to create a chance to look to get a shot off. If the Defender wins the ball they look to pass to the coach to get a point/goal.

All players have a turn defending and Attacking .

Progression 1:  ADD A GK

Progression 2:  3 v 2 

Coaching points: striking the ball (passing the ball technique)

eyes on the ball you are striking , weight of the ball, part of the foot, planting foot, lean over the ball

Strike the ball from distance: toe down connect with laces,  attack the ball follow through.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG 5 V 5

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SSG 5 V 5 (20 mins)

Group players to ability and have them play small sided games.

Please end your session 5 minutes before the hour.

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