Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): First touch - To beat your defender

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Stephen Fisher
Name: Stephen Fisher
City: Heatherton Utd
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill introduction

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Skill introduction (20 mins)

Setup:

20m x 16m rectangle, with a square in each corner (shown by the red boxes.

Yellow cone 10m back from the 16m line creating a hexagon shape.

Explanation:

1 defender in each square, with 1 attacker.

Defenders are passive and can't leave their squares.

The ball is played clockwise around the area, starting at the yellow markers.

The attacker who is receiving must move out of the back of the square to lose his defender and then plays to the next attacker. Shown by Player A

Following their pass and becoming the defender in the next square.

1 Ball until they understand the drill (1-2 minutes or as much time is needed.) then 2 balls.

Progression:

Rotate direction the players pass.

Players can now move to the fron of the square to lose their defender and take their touch across their body. Shown by Player B.

Key points:

Can you move the defender to the opposite of the square that you want to receive the ball on? (move them to the front if you want to receive behind the square).

Can your first touch take you forward and away from the defender?

Can you time your run so you are moving out of the square as the ball is played to you? (when the passes takes their first touch).


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Training

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Skill Training (20 mins)

Setup:

18m x 18m square, with 1.5m x 1.5m sqaure in each corner

4 v 4 on the inside, with 4 bouncers on the outside between each corner square.

Explanation:

Players play possession within the grid, using the outside bouncers to help them keep the ball.

To score players must make a run into the corner to receive a pass. If a player is in the corner before the ball is passed no goal is awarded.

Rotate the outisde players every 4-5 minutes.

Progressions:

Introduce a touch limit (2-3 touches)

If a player receives a pass in a corner square and they can pass to someone else in a corner square wiuth their second touch the team is awarded 3 goals.

Key Points:

Can you move the defender to create space for you to receive the ball in the square?

Can you move the defender by using deception and making them think you are going the other way?

Can your first touch take you forward and away from the defender?

Can you time your run so you are moving into the square as the ball is played to you? (when the passes takes their first touch).


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

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Skill Game (20 mins)

Setup:

30m x 24m area, with a halfway line at 15m.

6 v 6 inside the area.

Explanation:

Player score by finishing in the goals, they must be over half way.

Players must take a minimum of two touches, they can only take one touch when shooting.

Players can pass or dribble in to start the game.


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