Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Astro training Overloads

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Ivan O Riordan

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Name:	Ivan O Riordan
City:	Cork
Country:	Ireland
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): dribble/pass warm-up

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dribble/pass warm-up (5 mins)

Wam-up:

Set up as above.
1- Player dribbles throw cones
2- Plays pass to next waiting player, left/right food depending on line side.
3- turn and play bounce pass to player 3
Jog back to start point.

Coaching Points:

Close control, weight and accuracy of pass. left/right balance.

keep a high intensity but maintain quality.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing and recieving

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Passing and recieving (10 mins)

Method:

Set up 15m square, 5 players, add more cones to accommodate more players.
1. Players pass the ball around the outside of the cones and follow their pass to the nest cone.
2. Progression, players play a bounce wall pass around the cone.
Work both directions to ensure left/right balance.

Coaching Points:

Quality of pass, timing, weight and accuracy.
Quality of first touch, body position to receive on back foot, touch in the direction player wants to travel/pass.
Communication, verbal and non verbal.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition to att/def

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Transition to att/def (15 mins)

Method:

40x30 pitch set-up as above.
Both teams att goals at opposite end. If def wins the ball or goal is scored new ball starts in with def team.
1. Game starts 2v1.
2. Transition to 3v2.
3. Back to 2v1, cycle continues, swap teams starting play.

Coaching Points:

Attack at pace to use numerical advantage.
Good decision making, dribble or pass.
Communication.
Quality finishing.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (25 mins)

Method:

Full game, offside, throws etc.
10mins If player kick the ball out they are out of the game until a goal is scored to create overloads.
10mins normal game.

Coaching Points:

Create and take advantage of overloads if possible.

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