Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pre Travel K Fall Season Session 7

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Greg Primavera

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Name:	Greg Primavera
City:	White Plains
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Turning- Changing directions away from players near by

Learning Outcomes:

Identification of the players

Using sole of foot to stop and turn

Changing of direction

Physical:

Spacial and Physical Awareness

Motor skills:

Coordination

Balance

Movement patterns

Cognitive:

Communication with peers

Social Skills

Game Rule:

Learning boundaries, being able to keep ball in playing area

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

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Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

20x20

Each player with a ball

Instructions:

1) Players dribbling in the area, using different techniques 2) On coaches command players go to the line which is called ie Blue line, the last 3 to stop the ball on the line must complete 3 turns in the turning zone

3)When players are on the line a new turn is introduced

4) after players go back in the zone they practice the turn

Coaching Points:

1) Small touches when dribbling

2) head up

3) Identify players and space

4) Can you turn away?

Progressions:

P1-Add one or two defenders

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tiger Tail

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Tiger Tail (10 mins)

Each player has a pinnie tucked into their shorts. Players use field awarness and agility to avoid losing their tail while also trying to pull the tail of other players.

Progression: Add ball for each player, allow 2 or 3 players without ball to try and steal pinnies from players with ball.

Challenge: Player with the ball, can you keep your peenie away from tagger

Tagger, see how many pinnies you can take

Coaching Points:

Look up to check when dribbling

Keep ball close, Small touches

Take space- big touches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Gates-Turns

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Gates-Turns (10 mins)

Organization:

1.20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.12 players set up as shown

3.1 ball per player.

Instructions:

1.Players score points by dribbling ball through a gate, turn and coming back through the same gate, without touching the markers. Then go on to another gate and repeat

2.Each player attempts to score as many times as they can

3.Play for a set time limit

4. Can add story to game for player's enjoyment

Coaching Points:

1.Look up to observe space and scoring opportunities

2.Controlled approach

3.Bend the knees to create a platform to accelerate

4.Use all parts of the feet when attempting to turn

5.The hips must work hard to ensure correct contact and turning line

Progressions:

-Reduce gates

-Reduce gate size

-Add colored gates for specific turns e.g. Blue gate must be a drag back

Regression-Add more gates than players

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bank Robbers

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Bank Robbers (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 20x20 field set up as shown

2. Separate players into 4 teams

3. 9 balls (odd number of balls is best)

Instructions:

1. Each team begins in their corner of the field. Two players are runners and one player stays and makes sure the balls stay in the corner of the field.

2. One player from each team runs to the ball area to retrive a ball. Player must perform a turn to get the ball out of the area and dribble back to their corner.

3. One the first player has returned, the next player can go to retrive a ball. The runners continue rotating and collecting balls until their team has 3 balls in their corner.

4. Players can only dribble one ball at a time. Once all the balls in the center ball area are gone, players can go to other teams to retrive a ball. First team with 3 balls in their corner win.

Coaching Points:

Using sole of foot to turn

Dragging ball back

Changing direction

Progressions:

1. Teams must retrive 4 balls

2. Allow two players to go at same time

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Turning towards Goal

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Turning towards Goal (15 mins)

Organization:

Players divided between each corner

Each player with a ball

2 goals set up as shown

Instructions:

Two players from opposite sides, A and B, dribble to the right

of the middle marker, turn and then shoot

As soon as the shot is taken players from the other two corners

set off for the marker

Coach can change the direction of the dribble and turning

technique to challenge players further

Play for a set time limit or certain number of goals. Competition between corners

Coaching Points:

Controlled approach

Quick turning action

Use nearest foot and surface to go into attacking space quickly

Change of speed after turn to get onto the ball quickly

Head up after turn to observe the goal

Progressions:

Change central marker so that players dribble behind each other and then turn to shoot at goal

Central marker is changed for a passive defender

Reg - Reduce the size of area

Reg - Players go one at a time and work in groups of four