Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Finishing from crosses (Start Time: 2014-10-06 17:30:00)

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Vill Powell

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Name:	Vill Powell
City:	sheffield
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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

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Warm-Up (15 mins)

Organization:

30x30 yard grid

3 pinnies

2 balls (extras on outside of grid

Instructions:

3 Players start off as defenders holding the a pinnie each in there hand.

Defenders must look to simply touch a ball or force a ball out of play via a bad pass/touch from an attacker, if they do this the attacker who lost possession takes the pinnie and becomes a defender and the previous defender becomes an attacker.

Attackers must help each other to keep possession of both soccer balls.

Coaching Points:

Communication

Awareness of space/pressure etc.

Try to play to back foot and turn to switch ball in other direction when receive it if possible

Quality/weight of passes.

Angles/distances of support

Constantly re-evaluate your position (can I be in a better position?)

Progressions:

Add more balls/defenders

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing 1

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Passing 1 (20 mins)

Setup Grid as shown.

Players in pairs

passing back and forth. 10 yrd passes

2 touch after some success move one side back another 5 yrds for 15 yrd passes

Then the other side back 5 yrds for 20 yrd passes

Look for balance and technique.

Weaker players may need to play longer passes with their instep as opposed to the side of their foot.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finishing from the cross

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Finishing from the cross (25 mins)

1 plays 2

2 plays 1 with a bounce pass

1 plays 3 in a wide position

2 spins out to the back post and then makes a hard run to the first post to finish

Once 3 crosses the ball the next player in line plays to the opposite side

1 & 2 rotate while 3 goes back to the same starting position out wide

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finishing Practice

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Finishing Practice (30 mins)

Set up as shown.

Ball starts with the goalkeeper.

1. GK throws the ball out to player A who controls and dribbles in to the 'D' and shoots for goal with his right foot. This player then spins towards player B.

2. Player B plays a 1-2 towards the by-line with player A and crosses the ball in to the box.

3. As player A and B are combining, player C moves in to the box to get on the end of the cross and shoot for goal.

Once this play is finished the three players rotate positions so that they each play from A,B and C.

Players should have 5 turns in each position.

After this time, positions B and C changeover so that A has a shot with the left foot, spins out to C to play the 1-2, the cross comes in from the left hand side and the run is from the right.

Progression

Place mannequins in the box testing both the accuracy of shooting/crosses and types of runs.

Key points

High tempo to enhance skill levels

Accuracy and technique of shooting with both feet

Weight and accuracy of passing

Quality of cross (type of cross is important eg. driven low, floated, whipped in with pace etc)

Timing of runs and communication (where does the attacker want the ball?)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG - Finishing from distance

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SSG - Finishing from distance (30 mins)

Description - 30x50 yard pitch in three grids (15x30, 20x30, 15x30). 16 players arranged 3v3 in middle grid and 2v2 + gk in end grids.

2 Wide players playing for both teams

Players are locked into grids. Reds are attacking and are trying to score past the blues. If blues win possession they attack the other goal.

Players must use wide players in shaded areas and wide players must cross ball before a goal can be scored

wide players locked in areas

rotate players

Progression

a) team in possession can send a midfielder from middle grid into attacking grid to make 3v2

b) players can move in any grid (normal play)

Technical - passing, receiving, contact on ball and foot (head over ball), movement, shielding, rebounds, defending (when team lose possession)

Tactical - when to shoot, type of shot, power or accuracy (or both), pass or retain, timing of runs into other grids

Physical - speed, acceleration, strength, stamina

Psychological/Social - decision making (type of shot, when to shoot), confidence to shoot first time, teamwork, communication, competition

Learning Objectives

Can you shoot (first time or take a touch)

Pass or retain

Timing of runs

Accuracy or power (or both)

Rebounds