Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pre Travel K Fall Season Session 13

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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- Drag Turn

Learning Outcomes:

Identification of the defenders

Using sole of foot to drag ball back

Accelerate away at speed to create space

Physical:

Spacial and Physical Awareness

Motor skills:

Coordination

Balance

Body control

Cognitive:

Communication with peers

Social Skills

Game Rule:

Boundaries- players kept in playing area

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (5 mins)

Organization:

- 20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

- 12 players (6 Attackers, 6 Defenders) set up as shown

- 1 ball per player

Instructions:

- Attackers score by not letting the defender hit their ball with their ball

- Defenders score by hitting the attackers ball or if the attacker dribbles out of the area

- Defenders have the ball in hand (throw) and attackers have ball at feet (dribble)

- Play for a set time limit then check the scores

- Rotate players so that they play against different players

Coaching Points:

- Change of speed

- Change of direction

- Awareness of Space & Surroundings

- Experiment with different turns as you attempt to lose your partner

Progressions:

P - Player with ball in hand can now 'attack' any player dribbling

P - Both players now have the ball on the ground and the object is to hit the ball with a pass

R - Increase the area size so that players have more space to turn into

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice 2 - Knockout

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Practice 2 - Knockout (10 mins)

Organization: Every player with a ball, 20x20 grid.

Instructions: Players to dribble around in the grid. When coach shouts 'go', players are allowed to try and get the other balls out of the grid. If your ball gets knocked out, you get a point added onto your score. You must do 3 turns on the outside of the grid to get back in. Player with the fewest points at the end wins.

Coaching Points: Head up at all times, be aware, if in trouble - turn away and protect the ball, look behind before turning, accelerate away.

Progressions/Regressions:

P - Smaller area, use weaker foot to turn

R - Larger area.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Unopposed

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Technical Unopposed (10 mins)

Organization: 4 cones in the middle of the area, 4 groups

Each player has a ball

Instructions:

On Coaches command, players dribble out to the cone, perform turn and return to their starting point, when they reach starting point the next person in line goes.

Perform STOP TURN

Coaching Points:

-Close Control

-Head Up (check over shoulder to assess space and pressure)

-Accelerate after the turn

-Lower your body to give a better platform to accelerate

Progressions:

Make into a race

Regression: Have all balls in center players race to perform turn and return as many balls as possible to their group.

Reasons for need to turn - into space & away from danger

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Treasure Trove

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Treasure Trove (15 mins)

Organization:

-Players divided up in each corner. Additional groups can stand on one of the large cones

-Pirates, after traveling all over the islands, have collected their treasure and put it all in the middle. Now, the pirates have to try and take as much treasure as they can and bring it back to their homes.

-All soccer balls in the middle - odd number of balls ideal

Instructions:

-Goal is to retrieve a certain number of soccer balls, determined before the game

-If all the balls from the middle have been retrieved with no winner, players may go to opponent's nest and steal their soccer balls to win.

-Players alternate after retrieving one soccer ball

Coaching Points:

Head and eyes up

Acceleration after turning with ball

Awareness of opponents - where should you steal soccer balls from?

Communication

Progressions:

Fewer soccer balls - encourages robbing other nests

Make space bigger - emphasize big touches

Make space smaller - emphasize close control

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Play 3v3

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Free Play 3v3 (20 mins)

Organization:

2 small sided fields, players divided into 4 teams dependin upon numbers

Instructions: Free Play 3v3

Coaching Points: 1 Point= score a goal 2 Points= Perform a turn away from defender