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Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dealing with Crosses - Techincal

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Lucy Jelf

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Lucy Jelf
Name: Lucy Jelf
City: Sandwell
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up/activation

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up/activation
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Warm up/activation (10 mins)

Handling piggy in the middle game

  • 4x4 box, player on each side, 1 in the middle
  • Only 2 touches allowed
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): High catch and punch technique (activation)

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High catch and punch technique (activation) (15 mins)

- High catch and punch technique

- Server one throws the ball up over mannequin for GK to catch

- GK then steps acros and sets for a volley

5 reps then rotate

Both sides 

PROGRESSION: 

Move onto punch technique

Key Coaching points

  • Judge the line of the ball and get in position to attack the ball.
  • Take off with your strongest leg to enable maximum jump power.
  • Use the correct leg to protect yourself.
  • Be strong, brave and confident when catching or punching the ball.
  • Decision - Punch/Catch/Deflect
  • Reactions to shot - Set, Ready, choosing right technique to stop the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing footwork technique

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing footwork technique
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Crossing footwork technique (15 mins)

Crossing footwork

  • Ball thrown in from side, finish by rolling or throwing ball out to server
  • 2 locations - Front & back (10 total for each player)
  • First action should be a pause and assess
  • Front - Drive forward, jump off inside foot, highest point
  • Back - Quick early steps as assessing, cross step for speed and power, jump off outside leg with chest facing ball
  • PROGRESSION - Move to punching technique (Again 10 total for each player)
  • Add player with tackle pad applying pressure - recreates situation of an uncatchable ball
  • Front - Drive up and punch (with two hands - Hands together punch straight up and out from chest)
  • Back - Same footwork and body position as catching but inside hand then comes over to punch - Don't swing

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing game scenario

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing game scenario
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Crossing game scenario (15 mins)

Game situation:

Cross 1 comes in for GK to catch

GK then rolls ball out to server on edge of the box

Cross 2 comes in for a punch

Immediately followed by touch and shot from server with ball.




Key Coaching points

  • Judge the line of the ball and get in position to attack the ball.
  • Take off with your strongest leg to enable maximum jump power.
  • Use the correct leg to protect yourself.
  • Be strong, brave and confident when catching or punching the ball.
  • Decision - Punch/Catch/Deflect
  • Reactions to shot - Set, Ready, choosing right technique to stop the ball

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