Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Academy 10U - Combination Play utilizing small sided games

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Hasani McKenzie

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Name:	Hasani McKenzie
City:	Asheville
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Individual Footskills

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Individual Footskills (10 mins)

Set Up: Every player inside a large zone, every player has a ball. Each player dribbles the ball around avoiding contact with other players. On the coach’s signal, the players perform the footskill that was demonstrated. The coach is allowed to add varying patterns or challenges within the activity and also review things the players have learned before

Patterns: toe taps (in place & moving), foundation touches (in place & moving), 3-4 foundation touches then push ball with outside of foot and back into foundation, zig zag (single foot), inside-outside pattern using both feet
Skills to work on: stab push, scissors, matthews, matthews scissors, V-pull. cruyff, pull cruyff

Coaching Points:

Always looking for space when dribbling
Accelerate into space after doing move
Keep ball close when dribbling
Change direction and speed after doing a move

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

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Technical Activity (15 mins)

In a grid split the players into two groups. One group is inside the grid and the other group is spread around the outside of the grid. The players around the outside have a ball at their feet, and the inside players do not. For 60 seconds, the inside group checks to a player on the outside, receives a pass, and passes it back to the same person. Then they’ll find a new person on the outside to repeat the sequence. This continues for one minute. Switch the groups.

Techniques to work on:

Right foot only two touch
Left foot only two touch
Receive with one foot pass with the other
Give & Go (switch so players on the inside have the ball
- Approach from an angle
- Accelerate after your pass
- Return pass in front of runner so they don't have to slow down

Overlaps (switch so the players inside have the ball for this one)
- Pass to an outside player then get around them and back into the grid to receive the ball
- Approach from an angle
- Accelerate through overlap
- Return the pass in front of the runner into space

Coaching Points:

Proper passing/receiving technique
Movement into space that’s helpful
Play the pass in front of your teammate so he/she does not have to stop to receive the ball
Communication (both verbal and non-verbal) about where you want the pass played

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v1 to end zones

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2v1 to end zones (15 mins)

Set Up: Use a grid approximately 25*20 with a 5 yard end zone at each end. Teams get a point by passing or dribbling into the end zone.

Split the kids into two teams (or three even groups) and have each team on opposite ends of the field. The game is initiated by one team passing the ball into the second team. The team receiving the ball will send two players and the defending team will only send one player. At this point the three kids on the field will play 2v1.

Be sure to switch sides so that both teams get a chance to attack and defend.

Progression: Team of two can only score by playing teammate into the end zone. If teammates is standing in the end zone before ball is played they are offside. We want to force the players to learn how to weigh a pass and play into space.

Coaching Points:

What do you think you should do when you first receive the ball with space? Dribble at the defender to make them come towards the ball creating space behind them
When can you do a give & go? When the defender comes towards the ball leaving space behind them.
How do you do a give & go? Pass then accelerate into space to eliminate defender; teammate will need to play pass in front of runner
When is it a good time to do an overlap? When my teammate dribbles more towards the middle/inside of the field
Where do you want to play the pass to your teammate that overlaps, in front of them or directly to them? In front of them
What do you do if the defender follows your teammate after they make an overlapping run? Dribble because you have space
What can you do if you make an overlapping run but you weren't able to get the ball? Make a diagonal run to create a better angle to get the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4/3v3 games

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4v4/3v3 games (20 mins)

Set up: Create 2 fields approximately 40*30 beside each other to play 2 games of 4v4 simultaneously. Play games for approximately 3-4 minutes then have the teams rotate between the both fields so that every teams plays someone different and gets a chance to play on both fields.

Field 1- Has 2 large goals with goalkeepers. On this field play 4v4/3v3 plus a GK for each team.
Field 2 - Play a 4 goal game to small cone goals on each endline. Play 4v4/3v3 depending on the number of players you have available. Players can dribble or pass through the gate to score. Make gates about 5 yards wide.

Questions for players:

1. How can we work the ball forwards into the opponents' half? Find/create openings to dribble or pass forward

2. Where should we pass/combine to go forward? Away from pressure/defenders by keeping possession

3. How do you know where the defenders are? How do you know where the space is? Looking up when I have the ball

4. How can you help your teammate when he/she has the ball? Get into space to make the field bigger

5. How can you use your teammates to help move the ball forward? Look for opportunities to do a give and go or make an overlapping run (see previous activity for good cues about when to do give and go/overlap)

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