Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 1/13 G08 Winter Practice

Structured Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization

Set Up as shown in digram. Sets of 3 cones 6 yards apart

Player preform dymanic movements down one side of the cones and jog back on the other side

Coaching Points

1.Tempo of the activity, slow to fast.

2.Range of movement.

3.Maintain good mechanics – on balls of feet, arm and leg actions.

Interval Duration

Passing Pattern (15 mins)

Objective

To improve players passing ability

Organization

Set up as shown in a 20x30 area. Cones marking the middle and each end. Following the passing pattern 1-8 players are asked to play 1 & 2 touch where possible.

Coaching Points

Weight, timing, accuary.

Lock ankle, strike through middle of the ball

Receive on back foot in order to go forward

Weight of set pass

Interval Duration

3 minutes then change direction of the pattern to ensure players can working both feet.

3v2/2v1s (15 mins)

Organization: 20 x 30 area

Players on either side of the goal and one set of players on the half way line

ball beside both sets of goals

Instructions:

Player 1 plays the ball into 2 or 3 which starts the attack. A player from line A & B come out too defend.

Players 1,2 & 3 try to combine to go to goal and if the successfully do so the who takes the shot becomes the defender and A & B receive a ball and go 2 v 1 to the oppisite goal.

Coaching Points:

Passing Qualities

Transition

2 player combos

Communcation