Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Goalkeeper Academy Week #4: Intro to smothers

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Michael Girard
Name: Michael Girard
City: PORT COQUITLAM
Country: Canada
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Foundations Warm Up

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

Organization:

  • Partners 
  • Triangle Set Up 
  • 4 yards apart 

Details:

  • Figure 8's
  • Volleys 
  • Scoops 
  • Collapse Dives ( Drops, Throws, Double Saves) 

Focuses:

  • Body Structure
  • Shoulders forward 
  • Athletic Stance 
  • " Being Ready "


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Smother Intro

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Smother Intro
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Smother Intro

Organization:

  • Servers on top Cone
  • 4 cones to set up 3 gates 
  • Starting Point for goalkeepers 6 yards lower than gates 
  • 2 outlet players higher than server 

Details 

  • Server Bowls a ball to 1 of 3 gates 
  • Goalkeeper smothers ball then transitions to outlet player 

Focuses: 

  • Explosive first step 
  • Good Smother Structure 
  • Communication where necessary 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Body Shaping in 1v1s

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Body Shaping in 1v1s
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Body Shaping in 1v1s

Organization

  • 3 Pugs 
  • Balls at top cone with server on each side 
  • Line around 10 yards from goals set up 

Details :

  • Server Plays to first attacker who bounces back to server and opens off goal 
  •  Coach plays same server to feet who has to take a driving touch past line to attack a goal or can play into space to run onto
  • Goalkeeper is looking to smother at feet 
  • If Goalkeeper smothers ball they must transition to opposite server 
  • Create competition: wide goals = 1 point, middle goal = 2 points 

Focuses 

  • Starting position 
  • Proper Smother Technique (no tackling with feet
  • Transition once we have the ball


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending the Space

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending the Space
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Defending the Space

Organization 

  • 3 poles 
  • Balls at top pole with coach and server on outside poles 
  • 2 goalkeepers in goal who work each side before switching 

Details 

  • Coach plays first side who receives back to play opposite server to feet to attack goal ( server is on maximum 2 touches) 
  • Sever Can Drive to goal or touch and strike 

Focuses 

  • Starting position 
  • Proper Smother Technique 
  • willingness to defend the space 
  • Drop if touch and strike to defend goal 


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