Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): PASC 2010W 7b (Conditioned Games/SSG)

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

Area size according to number/age of players, but sized to have the correct balance between challenge and success for the players.

Instructions:

The activity can be manipulated easily to bring about either group possession or individual possession aspects of the game.

To bring about group possession teachings (left box), have less balls and more 'free' players circulating in the activity.

To bring about individual possession teachings (right box), have more balls and less 'free' players.

The object of the activity is for the group/individual to keep possession of the ball

Defenders hold pinnies in their hands and must try to simply touch a ball, or force a player to play a ball out of play. When they acheive this, they switch roles with the players who exposed the ball/played the ball out.

The coach is to manipulate the activity so to bring about the

teachings the group of players need most and use it to reinforce

the mentality of the clubs philosophy of having every player comfortable in possession of the ball, either as part of a group or an individual.

Coaching Points:

Group Possession:

-Awareness of space/pressure/passing options

-Continually check shoulder to assess the above

-Checking to/from ball, how do I support my team mates best?

-Can I receive on my back foot when appropriate to increase my options

-Can I combine to get out of tightly pressured situations

-Angles/distance/timing of support

-Quality/weight/type of pass

-Communication (verbal and visual)

Individual possession:

-How do I protect ball?

-Sheild? Place body in between defender and ball, make distance between the 2 as big as possible.

-Turning away from pressure while protecting the ball (xavi)

-Close control in tight spaces (messi touches), bigger touches to drive into space (ronaldo touches)

Individual 1v1 skills to evade defenders

-Disguise your intentions (fake to turn/dribble in opposite direction)

Progressions:

Remove/add balls/defenders to

a) bring out the learning outcomes you wish the group to foucs on and

b) gain the right balance between challenge and success for the players

Un-Opposed/SAQ (10 mins)

Organization:

-10 x 30 yard area (red cones) with starting gate in tall orange cones

-5 yard area around, two sides and back of red zone (blue cones)

Instructions:

Defenders can only move laterally between their two red cones, they are trying to win the ball from the two attackers. The two attackers are trying to get through the gauntlet, passing all three defenders. The next group may enter the gauntlet once the team in front of them clears the first defensive line. If an defender wins the ball they try to score in one of the three pugs on the side.

Coaching Points:

1) Finding the open space, identify where the defender is and try to use the open space

2) change your pace and direction to fool a defender

3) imrprovise---Can you think of a great way to bet the defender?

4) Drop shoulder and change pace to wrong foot defender.

5) Passing combinations to beat a defender (Give and go or Overlap)

Progressions:

SSG/Free play (20 mins)