Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession on Defensive Half

Physical Development - SAQ (10 mins)

THE SESSION:

3 exercises -- Soccer-related physical movements focusing on change of direction, balance and coordination. When you have completed each exercise as outlined below, you will have completed 1 round. Do 2-3 rounds.

Exercise 1: Balance. Player jumps on one foot and without putting the other foot on the ground, jumps and lands on opposite foot at the next cone and keeps this pattern until the end. Hold EACH jump for a 3-second count to work on balancing (core strength)

- Sprint back to the start when completed. Repeat 5 times

Exercise 2: Agility.  Backwards movement.  Invert from prior week.  Work backwards.

https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40751

- When you get to the end, jog back to the start (recuperation) and keep doing this for 1 minute.

Exercise 3: Footwork. Players runs through the red cones alternating feet, but getting both feet in the space between each cone.

- When you get to the end, jog back to the start (recuperation) and keep doing this for 1 minute.

PROGRESSIONS:

Exercise 1: Jump off the same foot from start to finish, forcing you to adjust his/her body to get from one cone to the other.

Exercise 2: Complete the drill moving backwards or alternate forward to backwards movement between cones.

Exercise 3: Vary the footwork between each cone ie lateral movement, shuffle of the feet, backwards etc...

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Exercise 1: Focus on landing safely; landing leg slightly bent, knee over the toes, and explode from one cone to the other.

Exercise 2: Toes facing same direction during lateral movement, do not touch your feet together, get low for optimal balance.

Exercise 3: Use your arms to add quickness, foot-eye coordination to NOT step on the cones.

Ball Manipulation - Turns (10 mins)

THE SESSION:

- Players in different lines, keep the lines short and players socially distanced at all times

- Coach demonstrates a series of turns that the players will repeat and master.

Turns:

eAcademy:

Ball mastery.  

Laces push https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40696

Chop https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40686

Drag push https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40721

Turning:-

Outside hook https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40621

Drag and push https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40636

Inside through leg https://eacademy.liverpoolfc.com/video/40616

- Use of body to protect the ball

- Checking over shoulder before turning

- Accelerate after turn

Street Soccer: 3v3 (4 Goal Game) (10 mins)

THE SESSION:

- 4 goal game.

- Adjust numbers based on amount of players (ie 4v4 or 5v5)

- 35 x 30 yard area with a 5 yard endzone with goals on either end as depicted.

- Ball starts with coach every time.

- Team receives to go forward, combine and look to score. Only 1 defender can defend inside of own endzone.

PROGRESSIONS: Remove restriction on amount of players in the endzone player (add or remove based on success)

KEY POINTS:

Scanning (Read the Game)

Pass/Dribble forward

Spread Out in possession

Create good passing angles off the ball

Work together to win the ball back

SSG - Liverpool Legends Street Soccer Challenge (15 mins)

THE SESSION: 

Depend on size of teams, roughly 20x30 field. Adjust as necessary

Liverpool Legends Street Soccer Challenge

- Four Teams (Gerrard, Daglish, Rush and Fowler)

- Anything from 2v2 to 4v4 - Two games are taking place at the same time 

- Each time a goal is scored, both teams rotate goalkeepers

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: 

- LFC role models

- Attacking and/or defending skills

- Speed of play

- Team Work