Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Week 3 Block 1 Tuesday Competitive

Am-Club: Oakville Soccer Club

Gareth Davies

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Name:	Gareth Davies
City:	Oakville
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session Objective:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (10 mins)

Organisation:

- Create a 15 x 20 area for every 8 players

- Split groups in to teams of 4

- One ball per group

Progression

- Same activity and end goal with the ball on the ground 4v4

Activity:

- Handball

- Players will throw the ball to each other when in possession

- Player in possession cannot move

- Ball drops and it switches to the opposition

- To score a point a player must receive the ball in the end zone without being offside

Coaching Points:

- Speed of thought

- Awareness of players and space

- Movement as the ball moves

- Play the simple pass quickly

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 1

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Activity 1 (10 mins)

Organisation:

- Split the field in half vertically

- 4v2 starts in box 1 with a defender placed on the HW line

- 4 Attackers start at the opposite end of the area ready to play

- 1 defender starts either side of the area

Activity:

- 4v2 with the ball in hands for the first 5 minutes

- The aim is to create an opportunity for the player with the ball to be able to run over the line with the ball

- If tagged while in possession the team with the ball will give the attacking team at the opposite end of the area the ball

- Ball cannot go over head height at any point

- Middle defender can only move laterally across middle line

Progression

- Ball on the ground and defenders have to win the ball for the switch to happen

Coaching Points:

- Move the ball quickly and purposefully

- Always have an outlet available

- Awareness before you receive the ball

- Move to support as the ball moves

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 2

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Activity 2 (15 mins)

Organisation:

- Create a 10 x 10 area

- Inside the 10 x 10 create a 3x3

- Place an attacker in the 3x3 and a defender on the outside of the 3x3

- Place an attacker on each of the 4 outside lines of the square

Activity

- Attackers have 1 minute and must be at least at 2 point by the end of the minute

- To get a point the attackers must get the ball in to the middle attacking area

- If the ball if cut out by the defender they lose a point

Coaching Points:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (20 mins)

Organisation:

- Create teams of 5

- Teams play on full half field with hockey goals

- Create a halfway line on the field

Activity:

- Once the ball passes the halfway line their is a 10 second shot clock to get a shot away

- Shot must be on goal to count

- The ball can pass back over the halfway line and no time limits in that area of the field

Coaching Points:

- Patience with purpose in own half

- Once in opposition half game must be played at speed or return to patience by keeping possession

- Have to move at speed and find passing lanes in opposition area