Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): First touch

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Samantha Hedges

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Name:	Samantha Hedges
City:	McDonough
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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

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Warm-up (5 mins)

Instructions:

Upon arrival, encourage players to grab a ball and start juggling
Do juggling challenges
- See who can get to 50 juggles first
  - Every time the ball drops they start from that number

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical

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Technical (25 mins)

Instructions:

Have one player inside the box (B) and A line where player A is
Player A plays the ball to player B, Player B then takes a touch to one of the sides and finishes in the small goal on that side
Rotation is to just follow your pass (A to B, B to the back of line A)
Player B should only be taking two touches, one to get the touch out of the box, the second to finish in the goal
Depending on size of group, have two grids going at a time
If competition is done, each time you do a competition change the way you want them to take their touch

Coaching Points:

Where is your touch taking you?
How big should the touch be (out of your feet and into the space you want to go to)
Technique of the touch

Progressions/Regressions:

Regression:
- Take away the cones and just have them focus on taking a touch to the side
- They have more than two touch
- Work on the different ways to take your touch out
Progression:
- Make it a competition between the two grids
  - First team to 10 goals

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

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Semi Opposed (25 mins)

Instructions:

Player A passes to B and becomes a defender
Player B receives and then goes through the opposite gate then finishes in the goal on that side
Cones should be different colors so there is differentiation to help out younger age groups
- One side of the Box is blue with the cone of the defenders passing the ball being the same

Coaching Points:

Where is your touch taking you?
How big should the touch be (out of your feet and into the space you want to go to)
Technique of the touch
Time between the touch and the shot

Progressions/Regressions:

Progression:
- Must dribble past a certain point in between the box and the goal before shooting
Regression:
- Move the defenders farther away to give time for the attacker to take their touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (30 mins)

Instructions:

Play Small-sided games

Coaching Points:

Where is your touch taking you?
How big should the touch be (out of your feet and into the space you want to go to)
Technique of the touch
Time between the touch and the shot

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