Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Scotch Plains-1 BM

Warm Up (1)

Organization:

Every Player with ball in 20x30 grid

Instructions:

50 touch game - players asked to compete/race to 50 touches of ball

-coach gives conditions like must use pinky toe, use both feet etc. to move ball

Coaching Points:

-Head up to see available space

-Keep ball close when in crowded area (can you take a touch every step you take)

-If see good area of space take bigger touch/accelerate into it

-Use correct dribbling technique (pinky toe touches, knee over ball)

Progressions:

-If lose ball outsode of area, or hot another player/ball you lose 10 counts in race to 50.

Main Theme (1)

Organization:

20x30 yard grid

Every player starts with ball at 1 end line

Coach in middle of field

Instructions:

-On coaches command players must try to dribble past coach to opposite end line without having ball stolen from them or dribbling outside of area.

-If coach steals ball or player dribbles outside of area that player becomes a defender with coach when players try to come back the other way.

-last player/s left are the winners

Coaching Points:

-Head up as dribble to observe space/defenders

-Ball close when defenders trying to steal ball, bigger touches when find space to go into

-Use body to protect ball as dribble

-Correct technique (knee over ball, pinky toes touches etc.)

-Accelerate into the space behind defender when possible.

Progressions:

Change field dimentions so players have less/more space making activity harder/easier

CG/Free Play

Organization:

2x 20x30 yard fields using pugg goals

Instructions:

-4 team tournament

-3 points for win, 2 for tie, 1 for loss

-restarts: kick ins not throw ins, corners = team starts with ball in their half of field

Coaching Points:

- Be creative and confident

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