Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing forwards to finish (Start Time: 2018-08-16 22:20:00)

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Brendan Teeling

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Name:	Brendan Teeling
City:	Windsor
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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This session contains practices to focus on receiving to play forwards, passing and finishing. When the parts are combined the coach can look to encourage playing forwards to a finish.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Receiving And Control: Receiving To Play Forward Warm Up

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Learning Objectives

Technical
Key Coaching PointsMovementTo receive the ball players must be on an angle with their body open whilst moving away from the mannequin as the ball is travelling to play forward.Receiving skillsPlayers to receive the ball on different feet, front foot or back foot depending on the flight and position of the ball to ideally play with 2 touches.AwarenessIn order to play forward, attackers should be aware of the ball, space and team mates by keeping their head up and checking their shoulders.

Receiving And Control: Receiving To Play Forward Warm Up (10 mins)

Set Up

10 mins10 players2 balls10 bibs 24 cones24x24 area

Setup

Area with 6 x mannequins and player on each mannequin. 2 x balls in play start at each player on end mannequin with receiving player moving to receive back foot and then pass diagonally. 2nd player to receive then plays in to player on opposite end mannequin. All players to follow their pass. Rotate direction of passes.

Make it easier:

Start with the ball in their hands

Make it more challenging:

Add defender

Players to receive in front of mannequin to perform a turn/skill and pass (front foot receiving)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing: Combination Play Skill Practice

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Learning Objectives

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Key Coaching PointsMovementMovement- To create space to combine, players need to use creative movement to find space to move past the defence as often and as quickly as possible.CombinationsAttackers should use a variety of different passes with different lengths and speed to move the opposition and unbalance defenders.Decision makingIn order to combined, players should make decisions on when to pass to feet and when to pass to space depending on the space and the position of the defender.

Passing: Combination Play Skill Practice (15 mins)

Set Up

15 mins10 players8 balls10 bibs16 cones60 x 40 area

Set up

Two circuits playing at once with one team passing out to 2 players to have 2v1 situation. Attackers look to combine and play through the mannequins for receiving player to finish on goal. Players then rotate positions. Defenders only allowed in designated half and cannot recover past the mannequins

Make it easier:

Start with the ball in their hands

Take out defenders

Make it more challenging:

Create 2v2

Challenge players individually

Limit touches

Change area

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Finishing: Ball Mastery Moves To A Finish Skill Practice

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Learning Objectives

Technical
Key Coaching PointsTurns and skillsPlayers to use turns and ball mastery skills to open out and play the ball to the striking player to shoot across goal.TimingAttackers should look to time their movement to finish on goal, arriving at the correct time based up on their teammates position.Quality of the shotWith a pass in front of the striker, players should use a variety of different shots to score past the goalkeeper including power and placement shots.

Finishing: Ball Mastery Moves To A Finish Skill Practice (20 mins)

Set Up

20 mins7 players10 balls7 bibs10 cones44x30 area

Setup

Mannequins positioned outside of the penalty area. Players are positioned on mannequins as the ball is passed and players move to combine and finish at goal.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical Play: Playing forwards to finish Game (13+)

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Learning Objectives

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Key Coaching PointsReceivingPlayers should look to take up positions to receive the ball and play forwards, with open body shape and back foot receiving when possible.PassingPasses should be firm, accurate and ideally look to penetrate the opposition in order to advance up the pitch and towards goal.FinishingWhen the ball reaches the final third players should look for opportunities to finish on goal and be clinical, shoot early and also follow in any rebounds.

Tactical Play: Playing forwards to finish Game (13+) (30 mins)

Set Up

30 mins18 players1 ball18 bibs80x50 area

8v8 or 9v9 game/Phase of play

9v9 game. Players to work on their passing, receiving and finishing skills in the game, with the focus to always attempt to play forwards when possible.

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