Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Crossing and Finishing

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Roberto Guzman

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Roberto Guzman
Name: Roberto Guzman
City: JACKSON HEIGHTS
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Introduction
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Introduction (10 mins)

Organization:

  • 1 ball per player serving the ball.
  • Use full pitch and/or adapt accordingly to the space available

Instructions:

  • Red will serve the ball in the air, and blue will pass back to the server with a header and find another server. 
  • How many accurate passing headers back to the server can you complete in 1 minute
  • Switch roles after 1 minute
  • 4x1 minute- rounds 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Surfing body position to attack the ball in the air
  • Read the aerial trajectory of the ball.
  • Get behind the line of the ball, and attack the ball.

Progressions:

  • Header back to the player to the right
  • Header back to the player to the left
  • Players compete against each other in 1v1 aerial duels when the ball is served (two points if the player wins the aerial duel and passes back back accurately to the server's hands

Regressions:

  • Continue to pass back to the original server. Focus on heading stance and aerial technical ability 

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

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Main Activity (20 mins)

Organization:

  • 3 lines placed by the Attacking Mid 1/3 one player per line. 
  • Create a healthy bank of soccer balls to Maximize repetitions and time management 
  • The next wave is ready to engage after 3 scenarios per attacking group. Rotation with defenders as well
  • Full width of the pitch x 10 yards in length.

Instructions:

  • The player in the middle line will have the freedom to pass the ball to the right side or left side
  • # scenarios per attacking group
  • competition mode: Who can score the most goals off a cross and/or capitalize on the opportunities created of an aerial cross

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Identify the mobility of the 2nd attacker and 3rd attacker
  • Apply the proper weight on the aerial pass
  • The support underneath (cut back cross on the ground) vs aerial crossing? why ?
  • Follow and trust your instinct as your cross the ball.

Progressions:

  • explore other roles and positions to continue to challenge the players
  • Add #6 in the yellow team 

Regressions:

  • Remove #4 in yellow the yellow team
  • Remove #5 in the yellow team

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditional Game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditional Game
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Conditional Game (25 mins)

Organization:

  • 6v4+GK
  • Focus team Red vs Opponent Yellow Team
  • 4x 7-minute rounds 1-minute rest ratio to maximize the intensity of pace down the flanks with #7 and/or #11
  • Multiple soccer ball banks to maximize time and repetition on the scenarios.
  • Grey shaded area Full width x10 yards in length. Line of confrotation

Instructions:

  • #6 in the red team will initiate the scenario 
  • 2 rounds of 7 minutes for the red team and 2 rounds of 7 minutes yellow team. Balance work ratio Attack vs Defense
  • Red must complete 3 passes before #7,#11, and #9 can engage in attack. 
  • If yellow wins the ball 

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Can we maximize the width and create diagonal slashing runs to exploit the space behind the defenders?
  • Drive forward with a High pace of intensity. Be brave!
  • Before you cross the ball, identify the mobility off that ball #9 and or players underneath/back post offer to find accurate locations to cross the ball.
  • Think about aerial crossing vs ground crossing. Which one will be the most beneficial? 

Progressions:

  • Add #8 in the yellow team
  • Add #5 in the yellow team

Regressions:

  • Remove #4 from the yellow team 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): The Match

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The Match (35 mins)

Organization:

  • The Match 
  • Full Field 

Instructions:

  • 30-minute game
  • 2 water brakes in minute 15

Coaching Points/Questions:

  • Coach on the flow and stay connected to coaching points that were provided previously
  • Observe and analyze if the information transferred to the Match

Progressions:

Regressions:


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