Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): JERSEY CITY 2009 TEAM 3 SESSION 9

Warm up- Cone flip (10 mins)

Technical Shooting Practice

Organization: 1 channel= 16x8 yd. Blue cones 8 yd apart and 8 yd from tall cone. 1 ball per pair.

Instructions:

Players keep in the same pairs, set up like above, 1 ball between 2.

Players are shooting their ball at a tall cone toward their partner on the other side, they will then repat for 5 minutes varying the distance they shoot.

Coaching Points:

1. Players approach the ball from the side

2. Non kicking foot is pointed at the target

3. Players are looking to use their laces, toe should be pointing down

4. Players strike the middle of the ball, watch their foot hit the ball

5. Players kicking foot should follow through to the target

Progressions:

1) Take away cone in middle and play 1 v 1 with GK limited to the goal line. Example- blue dribbles ball toward red and scores between the blue cones. Then Red dribbles at blue and scores between the blue cones.

2) Change partners

Play for 10 Minutes

Numbers game to goals (20 mins)

Organization: setup as shown. Coach divides into 2 teams. Match up players on like ability. Ex: #2 from each team would have similar size, speed. Each player is given a number matching up with a player with opposite team.

Instructions: Coach calls out a number and plays ball out. Blue team attack the further goal from them, white attack the further goal from them.

Coaching Points:

1. Can you dribble with the ball close to you?

2. Can you keep the ball away from the defender?

3. Observe goal- can you take a shot and score?

Progressions:

1. 1 v. 1

2. 2 v. 2