Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ball Control U-10

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Gustavo Gomez

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Name:	Gustavo Gomez
City:	Queens
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Key Leanring Outcomes

Players will be able to recieve the ball with botht he Left and the Right feet, using different surfaces, as dictated by the pass in and the location of the defense

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Warm-up (20 mins)

Organization:

2 cones 2 yards apart

In pairs with 1 serving

Instructions:

Server throws the ball to partner who players ball back then moves round the back marker to receive serve from opposite side. Rotate after 10 serves.

After each serve, the working player stays facing the server and back peddles around the cone behind them then forwards to the server until the server throws the ball. This is to encourage attacking the ball and being able to control the ball while moving towards it.

1. Working player to volley ball back with inside of foot. P - Control ball down to the ground.

2. Working player to chest the ball and control on the ground then pass back to server.

3. Working player controls ball on thigh then pass back to server.

Coaching Points:

-Get in line with the ball.

-Judge the flight of the ball.

-Decision making - decide which surface to receive with.

-Withdraw surface on impact

-Direction of touch to enable next action

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Unopposed

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Unopposed (20 mins)

Organization:

1.Large circle around 30 yards in diameter with small square in the center set up as shown

2.12 players divided into 3 teams as shown, 1 team in the middle at a time

3.4 balls

Instructions:

1.Players on the outside serve the ball to players on the inside using a push pass on the ground 2.Players on the inside receive the ball, with the inside or outside of the foot take one touch to the side and play the ball back to the server

3.After the players make their pass they go and find a new server, by first going through the center box

4.Players on both the inside and outside should now be working on their control

6.Servers have the option of serving the ball and requesting a body part for the first touch, e.g. chest

Coaching Points:

1.Getting into line with the ball

2.Select appropriate surface

3.Withdraw surface at impact

4.Directions of touch to enable next action Progressions:

1.P – Limit players on the inside to two touches

2.R – Remove the inner circle and allow inside players to play to any player on the outside without a ball

Progressions:

P two of the outside players set their ball to the side, the revieinving player must find a new player to play the ball to

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Semi-Opposed

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Semi-Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

1.Large circle around 30 yards in diameter set up as shown

2. 12 players-Divided into 3 teams, two of each play play defense in the middle, if they win the ball they play into the middle

3.4 balls

Instructions:

1.Players on the outside serve the ball to players on the inside

2.Players on the inside receive the ball with the appropriate surface

or foot and must look to pass to a new player that does not have a ball

3.After the players make their pass they go and find a new server

4.Defending players must attempt to win possession from the attacking players

5.Attacking players on the inside have the option of returning the ball to the original server if they can not open their body up to find a new player

Coaching Points:

1.Select appropriate surface

2.Withdraw surface at impact

3.Use arms for balance and to help shield the ball from pressure

4.Direction of touch to enable next action

5. Find available space--Keep head up

Progressions:

1.P – 3 vs. 3 in the center of the circle

2.R – 3 vs. 2 in the center of the circle to reduce the pressure

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 60 x 40 yard area set up as shown

2. 10 players 2 teams set up as shown

3. 1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

Game starts with the coach playing a ball in, the blue team is trying to play to their players in the blue squares, the red team is playing to their teammates in the red squares. In order to get a point the recieinvg player must take the ball our of the square of their first touch.

P-Make squares smaller

R-Make squares larger

Coaching Points:

1. Getting into line with the ball

2. Assess the flight as ball travels

3. Select appropriate surface

4. Arms out for balance

5. Withdraw surface at impact

6. Directions of touch to enable next action

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