Ashley Thomas
Name: | Ashley Thomas |
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City: | Princeton |
Country: | United States of America |
Membership: | Adult Member |
Sport: | Football/Soccer |
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Organization:
- Four teams
- Two goals
- Eight cones
- Supply of soccer balls
- Two shooting zones
Instructions:
On command, the attackers dribble around the nearest cone and shoot at the closest goal. As soon as the attacker moves, the goalkeeper sprints around the nearest cone before defending the goal. A point is awarded for each goal and save.
Coaching Points:
Pre-Action:
- Mentality (forward thinking, ruthless)
- Angle and distance of preparation touch
- Lift head to assess space in goal
- Adjust feet in relation to ball
- Assess position GK
- Selection of shot (driven vs. inside/curled)
Action:
- Distance of standing foot from ball
- Contact surface of kicking foot (first knuckle of big toe)
- Contact surface of ball (lower front)
- Head down and eyes on ball
- Arms out for balance
Post-Action:
- Follow kicking leg through towards target
- Use momentum to step through the ball
Progressions:
- Increase shooting distance from goal
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Organization:
- Two teams
- Two goalkeepers
- Two goals
- Two cones
- Supply of balls
Instructions:
On coaches command, the selected number of players run around the cone at the halfway line before entering the field and attempting to score in the opposition goal. A point is awarded for each goal scored.
Coaching Points:
Pre-Action:
- Mentality (forward thinking, ruthless)
- Angle and distance of preparation touch
- Lift head to assess space in goal
- Adjust feet in relation to ball
- Assess position GK
- Selection of shot (driven vs. inside/curled)
Action:
- Distance of standing foot from ball
- Contact surface of kicking foot (first knuckle of big toe)
- Contact surface of ball (lower front)
- Head down and eyes on ball
- Arms out for balance
Post-Action:
- Follow kicking leg through towards target
- Use momentum to step through the ball
Progressions:
- Introduction of goalkeepers
- Take away shooting zones
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Organization:
- Two teams
- Two goals
- Two subsitutions
Instructions:
Two teams play a small-sided 3v3/4v4 game. Teams set up in either a 1-1-2-1 or 1-2-2 systems of play.
Coaching Points:
Pre-Action:
- Mentality (forward thinking, ruthless)
- Angle and distance of preparation touch
- Lift head to assess space in goal
- Adjust feet in relation to ball
- Assess position GK
- Selection of shot (driven vs. inside/curled)
Action:
- Distance of standing foot from ball
- Contact surface of kicking foot (first knuckle of big toe)
- Contact surface of ball (lower front)
- Head down and eyes on ball
- Arms out for balance
Post-Action:
- Follow kicking leg through towards target
- Use momentum to step through the ball
Progressions:
n/a
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization:
- Four teams
- Two goals
- Eight cones
- Four soccer balls
- Two shooting zones
Instructions:
On command, the attackers score as many goals as possible before the time stops. The timer stops when the opposition players on the outside have dribbled the ball around the cones twice and returned to their starting positions. Goals can only be scored inside the shooting zones. After each shot, the first attacker collects their team's ball and returns it back to the line for the second attacker.
Coaching Points:
Pre-Action:
- Mentality (forward thinking, ruthless)
- Angle and distance of preparation touch
- Lift head to assess space in goal
- Adjust feet in relation to ball
Action:
- Distance of standing foot from ball
- Contact surface of kicking foot (first knuckle of big toe)
- Contact surface of ball (lower front)
- Head down and eyes on ball
- Arms out for balance
Post-Action:
- Follow kicking leg through towards target
- Use momentum to step through the ball
Progressions:
- Increase shooting distance from goal
- All shots must hit back of net (before it touches the ground)