Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): GET YOUR HEAD UP (Start Time: 2024-05-06 17:30:00)

Pro-Club: Dee Why FC

Joshua Jones

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Name:	Joshua Jones
City:	MONA VALE
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session Objective:

To improve players passing with their heads up and moving the ball forward quickly, when it's on!

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

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Screen 1

Set Up:

Players in groups of 3,

1 player either end of playing grid and 1 in the middle

Players at the end have 2 cones each of different colours (eg. red and yellow)

Organisation:

Players pass in to middle player who receives on back foot and returns pass OR switches to opposite player

Coaching Points:

Receive side on, back foot AND WHY, passing technique spot on, communication

Progressions:

Swap player in middle every 90 seconds

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Prog.1

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Set Up: Same set up as previously

Organisation: Players at opposite end of where the ball has been passed from hold up ONE of their available cones and middle player responds accordingly

RED= return ball from where it came from

YELLOW= switch ball to them

Coaching Points: HEAD UP! Can you see (SCAN) before and during when the ball has been played and execute correctly

RECEIVE ON THE BACK FOOT

FIRST TOUCH: 3, 2, 1: Can we speed up our play forwards

Progressions: Can you combine with a verbal cue? 90 seconds in the middle each

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Prog.2

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Set Up: Players now on all sides of the grid, but still with one of the 3 in the middle, the other 2 on either end

All middle players now start in a center circle (made of cones) and can move freely

Coaching Points: HEAD UP,

can you see through the traffic to the other player who is either calling (be loud!) or instructing with coloured cones

FIRST TOUCH

Take it with the back foot, away from pressure before switching or returning to feet

COMPETITION: Can only play maximum 3 or 2 touch

First group of 3 to make 10 completed passes.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game related practice

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Game related practice

Set Up: Play 4 v 4 in the penalty area with one goalkeeper and 2 floaters (playing for both sides) outside on the wing.

Organisation:

Players must play from one end zone floater to the other, if they can do this they get a free cross in to the middle of the players where they can score in the goal

Coaching Points:

Look to move the ball quickly

First touch

HEADS UP

Progressions:

Change floaters/wingers accordingly

Players can only score with one touch

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