Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Cricket - Fielding

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Name:	Will Griffiths
City:	Manchester
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Time Bomb

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Time Bomb (10 mins)

Setup: See diagram

How to play:

*Players form a circle - size dependant on age/ability.

*Players throw a tennis to other players, but not to players either side of the player in possession of the ball.

*If you drop the ball, you have 10 seconds to run around circle and back to you place.

Focus points:

*Quality of throw - accurate into players hands.

*Catch by making a W or Basket with hands.

*Be as quick as possible running around circle.

Progression(s):

*Add another tennis ball.

*Reduce time to to run around circle.

*Time limit on player holding the ball.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Retrieve & Roll

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Retrieve & Roll (15 mins)

Setup: As diagram

10x15yds total, with each group having 3 x 5yd boxes (Adjust to suit age/ability).

3 tall cones (wickets) positioned as in diagram.

How to Play:

* Player 1 rolls a tennis ball out to a desired distance within the 3 grids. He/She then runs to retrieve the ball and roll it back to hit wickets.

* The grid you hit the wickets from, determines how many points you get.

Focus Points: (Accuracy)

*Speed to retrieve the ball - be as quick as possible to get the ball.

*Roll ball with accuracy by holding ball next to your 'pocket' with a straight arm, step into the release keeping the ball on the floor.

*Can player 2 act as wicket keeper and prevent ball going passed if wickets are missed.

Progressions:

*Throw using underarm or overarm techniques.

*Add/Reduce cones.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Knockdown

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Knockdown (15 mins)

Setup: As diagram

10x15yds total, with each group having 3 x 5yd boxes (Adjust to suit age/ability).

3 tall cones (wickets) positioned as in diagram.

How to Play:

* Players stay at each end or can follow throw and join the back of opposite line.

* Players are now trying to knock cones/wickets over.

* Hit cone = 1 point, knock cone over = 5 points.

Focus Points: (Power)

*More power equals less accuracy - find a good balance of the 2.

*When throwing overarm, non throwing arm points at target to create an imaginary line for you to throw ball down.

Progressions:

*A & B groups compete to knock all 3 cones down first.

*Reduce/Add cones.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Swedish Cricket

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Swedish Cricket (20 mins)

Setup: See diagram.

How to play:

*This is an invasion game.

*Reds try to hit cones in blue zone and vice versa.

*Players are not allowed in Red/Blue zones.

Players cannot move when holding the tennis ball, so either pass to team mate or try hitting a cone in opponents area.

Focus points:

*Work as a team to create scoring opportunities.

*Retrieve the ball before other team if ball is dropped.

*How far from cones are you? Accuracy? Power? Both?

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