Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Learning the positions

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James Long
Name: James Long
City: Tacoma
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of Goalkeeper/Stirker

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Role of Goalkeeper/Stirker (5 mins)

1v1 - GK vs ST 

Goalkeeper - Set position (Feet Shoulder width / fingers, toes, hips point towards ball / knees bent)

Role - Stop goals - Use hands inside the 18 yrd box 

After save can goalkeeper play ball to wide target ? 

Targets represent wide midfield players who the goalkeeper should aim to find in game.

Striker - Striker has 3 touches or 5 seconds from first touch to score.

Touch to side to create and angle - move keeper to shoot towards back post (Prepare for taps ins in 2v2)

Aim for bottom corners (44% goals scored) 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of the Defender

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Role of the Defender (5 mins)

Add defender 

Role - Defender should make the goal smaller to help the goalkeeper make more saves.

 

On striker first touch step towards ball. Do not need to win ball - Block to goal from the striker (Goalside - body between striker/ball and our goal) - If we over commit (try to win the ball early and miss) we will give the striker the advantage 

Be patient / knees in / body low / wait for strikers heavy touch to steal ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of the CM ATT

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Role of the CM ATT (10 mins)

Add midfielder 

Role - Run or release ball to create goal scoring opportunities 

 

CM 1) Run into playing area - ST find light to pass around Def or create space for CM to Run with ball

CM 2) Pass to ST (ST must move off cone first (Check away)) CM carries run on so ST can pass beyond Def. CM 1v1 with GK 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of the CM DEF

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Role of the CM DEF (10 mins)

3v2 

Coach plays ball into field -Blue CM/ST move to find light -play to player in most space or into space for player to run onto

 

Blue Objective  - Find light / Use the whole space / Get forward quickly 

Red Objective - CM press to ball - Def stay goal side of ST - Emergency defending, CM might need to recover behind Def


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of WM ATT

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Role of WM ATT (10 mins)

3v3 

Add WM to a channel - must stay in channel 

When outfield numbers are even, can we find a spare player ? Spare players are often out wide or behind us (WM / GK)

Encourage the CM / ST to play out wide. 

Wide player can have upto 5 touches. Can they change the look of the field by going down the line ? (towards goal)

Encourage CM / ST to find the light / make sure they are offset and not in a line up or across the field. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of WM DEF

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Role of WM DEF (10 mins)

4v3 

Add wide MF 

Stay narrow and goalside - can they stop the ball going into the wide blue player 

If wide blue player gets the ball - do not allow them to play back inside, force them towards to outside line of the field 

If they win the ball can they counter quickly to nearside goal 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Role of Opposite WM

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Role of Opposite WM (10 mins)

Duplicate the wide players on the opposite side. 

Attacking players must stay in their zones (For now)

 

Opposite Attacking WM role -

If nearside Attacking WM has the ball, can the opposite side be in space on the opposite side.

Blue team wants to switch play to far side because there is more space 

 

Opposite Defending WM role 

Make our team shape narrower, leave opp wide space and join central space 

If Blue switch play - step back out to wide space to press - press from the center, defending the goal 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Att v Def

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Att v Def (20 mins)

5v4 

Open field to full width, player can move anywhere. 

Centralise the pug goals 

Work with the attacking team, reminding the defending team of principles - Goal side / Narrow / Press the ball

Encourage Attacking players to move (Find light) / Engage players in 1v1s in wide areas / Pass into space 

Switch teams at half time so both attack and defend. 


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