Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U8/12 Skills development Program Week 8 (Start Time: 2022-04-08 18:30:00)

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Cormac Cleary
Name: Cormac Cleary
City: Oakville
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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1 v 1 Attacking  - Dribbling/running with the ball 

Key Factors: Dribbling - ball close to to feet, see ball/space, dribbling at pace, change of direction and speed

Tactical: Identify solo situations to beat opponents (area of the field)  when to pass when not too

Physical: ABC's (agility, balance, coordination)

Socio-Emotional: Listen, communicating 

Psychological: fun, confidence, being Safe 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Field Set Up/Arrival Activity

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Field Set Up/Arrival Activity (10 mins)

Field Set up

2 Bow nets

4 Pugg nets

Cones

Soccer ball

Arrival Activity - 10min - 4:1 work/Rest - Game Intentional Free Play 1v1 2 v 2 etc

 As Players show they join a game, it may be 1 v1, 2 v1 2 v 2 etc..

Objective: to pass or dribble past opponents, create chances score Goals - Fun

Organization: set up two Fields 18x15 (adjust to players needs)

 Equipment  - Pug nets, balls, pinnies, cones


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Move of the Week/Physical Literacy

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Move of the Week/Physical Literacy (5 mins)

Physical Literacy 3-4 min General movements

3 min ball contact warm-up

 Equipment Used: Balls, Cones

Jogging 30 sec: Jog in any direction.

Lateral Movement 30 sec: move in any direction to any object side to side without clicking your heels

Move backward 30 sec:  keep low, check your shoulders to see where you are going, and change direction.

One Foot Hops 30 sec: look to jump over as many objects as you can, switching feet (left/right)

Two Foot jumps 30 sec: big jumps over as many objects as you can

Clear the playing area: Dribble - 2min  Use one ball dribble for a min lots of touches on the ball left and right foot, inside and out, do a turn using different parts of the feet

The move of the Week - Cut Back Move

Together the players run forward with the ball, and every 2 or 3 touches, they make a cut back move where the players step over the ball with 1 foot and then cut back with the outside of the same foot. Ask the players to work with both feet.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1 v1 attacking

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1 v1 attacking (15 mins)

 1 v 1  Attacking   - Technical Practice 

Set-Up

  • 15 mins
  • 10/12 players
  •  balls
  • 5 bibs
  • 6 cones
  • 30 x 40 area

Set up the practice as shown in the above diagram.

The first player (1) looks to pass in to player ( 2 )(each player follows their pass).  Player 2 passes into the player 3 who plays out to player 4. Player 4 plays into CF Player 5.

 As  the ball is played in to the center forward (player 5) one defender can come out and look to defend, if they win the ball back they can look to score in a mini goal. 

The CF is looking to turn and attack the big goal and score.

Core Learning Objectives

  • Turn and shoot

  • dribble take on defender

  • first touch into space away from pressure

Variation all players rotate positions, gk, defender, attacker


Progressions

  • combine with attacking mid (age appropriate) 
  • Create a 2v1 - the player who plays the pass in can join the attack.
  • add a defender 2 v 2 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small Sided Game

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Small Sided Game (20 mins)

Small Sided Game 5 v 5 (including GK) with retreat line (20 Minutes)

Using House League Rules

Set-Up

Field Size: 30 x 30 Meters

Size of Ball: Size 4

Play  5v5 with a retreat line (shown in the diagram)

Note length, depth, and width

Procedure:

Once the ball goes out for a goal kick or the goalkeeper has control of the ball, the opposing team must retreat to the retreat line.

Coaching Points

Listening

Running with the ball

Passing

Shooting

Dribbling

Teamwork

Change direction

Agility, balance, coordination

Imagination


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