Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Defend the Goal (Short/Mid 1v1s); Build the Attack (Around/Thru) - Development (B) - GK Acad (Wk 5) (Start Time: 2023-12-04 17:00:00)

Pro-Club: Suburban Football Club

Alex Sheppard

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Name:	Alex Sheppard
City:	Halifax
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Objective - Improve decision-making and choice of technique in mid-range 1v1 scenarios

Intentions

Understand cues - when to close, when to hold
Understand the importance of timing your intervention
Set position - low and compact
Impact zone - stay low but on feet as long as possible, stay square to ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up - Protect the Cones

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Warm Up - Protect the Cones (5 mins)

Objective - Raise muscle temp/HR while introducing 1v1 actions

1) Rondo with one central GK, small grid
2) Outside servers circulate ball with feet, looking to knock over cones in centre
3) Each GK goes for ~45s before rotating
4) Give keepers the chance to stretch between reps

Coaching Points

Low, compact set
Small, quick steps
Timing when to close down (slow pass, bad touch, etc)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Handling Activation - Hand-Eye Spread Stretch w/Handling

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Handling Activation - Hand-Eye Spread Stretch w/Handling (5 mins)

Objective - Activate hand-eye while preparing spread movement

1) GK (kneeling) takes central service from S1
2) Keeper extends one leg into spread position
3) S2 lobs ball near GK's toe, GK stretches to palm the ball back
4) Repeat for other side

Coaching Points

Body weight forward, chest over ball
Sink hips/butt when doing the spread stretch, rather than bending back
Reinforce good handling habits

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Extension Activation - Block to Extension

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Extension Activation - Block to Extension (5 mins)

Objective - Activate extension while preparing block action

1) GK waits for outside servers cue to step and preform a block (ball isn't actually struck)
2) Angled drop step for extension from central keeper
3) Repeat for other side

Coaching Points

Block shape - compact, weight forward, dropping knee on the inside of the goal
Snap into block from set position - maintain balance (if you are running you will end up on face)
Reinforce good extension habits

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Activation - 2 GK Block & Smother

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1v1 Activation - 2 GK Block & Smother (5 mins)

Objective - Progress block practice to a live ball, while working smother

1) 2 GKs, set in front of and behind server
2) Server steps to strike one of the stationary balls, GK mirrors movement and blocks
3) Server touches unused ball into space for back GK to smother
NOTE - You don't have to strike the first ball you step to - use deception to make them stay balanced/on feet as long as possible

Coaching Points

Stay balanced and able to react as long as possible
Snap into block shape, bringing knee to heel
Tense body to maximize distance
Smother - head and hands to the ball, CALL KEEPER

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Activity - Cues to Close or Hold w/Central Recovery

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1v1 Activity - Cues to Close or Hold w/Central Recovery (20 mins)

Objective - Introduce basic cues used for decision-making in short/mid range 1v1 scenarios

1) S1 takes touch either toward or away from goal
2) GK reads touch and decides whether to close space or maximize reaction time
3) GK deals with shot (block/smother or reaction save)
4) If shot isn't held, recover for central strike from S2 (server should take touch out of feet)

Coaching Points

Impact zone (~≤3m) - this is where we set low and compact, use block/spread technique. DO NOT USE BLOCK IF YOU ARE NOT IN IMPACT ZONE
Decision-making - if you can get within impact zone, close space. If you cannot, maximize reaction time
A very broad and general rule if they are struggling - touch toward goal, close. Touch away, hold or drop

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game - Strikers v Keepers w/Endzone and Target

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Game - Strikers v Keepers w/Endzone and Target (20 mins)

Objective - Implement 1v1 actions/decisions in a competitive, random environment

2v2 small sided game with endzones and halfway marked out
Defending team must use hands, attacking team must use feet
Score by scoring in mini-goal or dribbling into endzone
To begin, defending team must stay in own half (lift this rule as a progression)
Progression - can also score by hitting mannequin behind mini goal (makes GKs choose appropriate set based on distance)

Coaching Points

Communication - call ball when attacking it, talk to teammate to organize pressure/cover
Choice of set - low and compact in impact zone, more upright otherwise
Stay square to ball and on feet for as long as possible - small steps to adjust and stay up

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