Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Syosset (TOTS) Week 3

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Andrew Illiano

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Name:	Andrew Illiano
City:	Valley Stream, NY
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Dribbling and learning to use movements, body feints, to fake out opponents.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pinnie Tag

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Pinnie Tag (10 mins)

Organization:

20x20 area

all players with a pinny tail

Instructions:

- all players are taggers

- pull as many pinnies as you can

- keep pinny in hand

- once lose pinny still can run around trying to get other pinnies

- once all pinnies are taken, game ends and player with the most pinnies wins

- replay as many times as you want

Coaching Points:

- head up to know where tagger is

- change of speed and direction

- use of body to protect pinny

Progressions:

P- only two taggers

R- every one keep their own pinny

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Body Part Dribble (U5)

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Body Part Dribble (U5) (10 mins)

Organization:

-20x20 grid (adjust accordingly)

Instructions:

- All the players dribble their soccer ball

- The coach calls out a body part. (ex: knee, elbow, chest, etc..)

- Players must stop the ball an put that body part on it.

-Vary the body parts and the rate at which you call it

Coaching Points:

- Control the ball using small (Messi) touches

- Heads up, look for space, don't bunch up

- Good change of direction

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Sharks & Minnows

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Sharks & Minnows (10 mins)

Organization:

same as before

players on line

Instructions:

- all Minnows (players) start on one side of the area

- trying to get to other side without being caught by the shark (coach)

- shark is trying to tag as many minnows as possible

- if tagged by shark, you now become a shark and help coach catch more minnows

Coaching Points:

- head up to know where shark is

- change of speed and direction

Progressions:

Now player's have a ball and if the shark kicks the ball out, that player joins the shark.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Red Light, Green Light

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Red Light, Green Light (15 mins)

Organization:

same as before

each player with ball

Instructions:

-all players dribble around with ball listening for commands from coach

-if green light is called, player moves around dribbling

- if red light is called, player need to stop and not be moving

Coaching Points:

-Make sure you stay control of ball

- head up for space

- ears open to listen

Progressions:

-add more light: yellow-slowly

- Don't announce the colors. Hold up red, yellow, green cones as visual cues of what players need to do.

-other colors different task: white=feint Blue=double-feint etc..

- The coach is now the police and he comes in to try to take the player's ball away. The only way to lose the police is to do a feint around the officer. If the ball is taken, the player has to get it back from the coach (or they can get someone else's ball)