Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Gate game

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James Kain
Name: James Kain
City: Narraweena
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Gate game

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Gate game
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Gate game

Gate game (20 min).

Field set up:

30 steps long.

30 steps wide.

Players get into pairs, one ball between the pair.

1) Coach calls "GO"

2) The pairs have 1 minute to score as many goals as possible.

3) A goal is scored by one player passing the ball through a red gate to his/her partner.

4) After scoring, pairs must score through a different gate before they are allowed to return to the same gate.

5) The pair with the most amount of gates scored after the minute are the winners.

Progressions: 

1) Left foot passing only when scoring a goal through a gate.

2) Weak foot dribbling and passing only.

Coach note: How to identify where the free gates are (scanning) head up dribbling.

Directional first touch towards the next free gate after scoring.

Communication between the pair.


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