Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U7s Shooting and Small Sided Games (Start Time: 2022-04-24 10:00:00)

small sided shooting

Key Factors

• Set up for U7s
• 4 vs 4 no Gks
• 28 yards by 20 yards pitch size
• small sided game after a shooting session

Organisation

• Pitch dimensions 28 x 20 yards
• previously set up for shooting session
• Flat discs though the middle of the pitch for half way line
• 2 goals either end pitch set for realistic match
• extra balls around the pitch to keep the ball moving
• 2 teams 4 blue players and 4 red players.
• Red team start each player must touch the ball by passing to each other before the 4th players shoots towards goal at the other end
• the shot must be taking before the discs on the half way line
• After the red team have had the shot the blue team go and does the same.
• After every player has had a shot, we can look to progress the exercise.

Regression: If the players are struggling to reach the goal the coach can make the pitch smaller and move the goals closer in.

Coaching Points: 

• Make sure everyone is getting their shot off before the half way line. 
• Show encouragement, praise for reaching the goal and using good technique.
• Keep going through shooting mechanics
• interventions if needed to go through the shooting mechanics,
• make sure the 4th player who shoots is getting as close the the halfway line as the fianl pass reaches them.

• Get body into position to strike
• Angled approach
• Non kicking foot beside the ball
• Head over ball
• Select surface and strike, eg laces.
• Follow through
• Accuracy and aim

adding realism

Key Factors

• small sided progression adding more realism

Organisation

• With the same progressed principles of the opposition going to the other area and tackling we progress further to more game realism.
• Reds have the ball and pass around in their area until every player has touched the ball but now they can not shoot until they move into the opposition half
• when in the opposition half the other two blues players can try and stop the attacking player shooting

Progression

• This game then progresses into a normal game and players are rewarded for shooting. They get 1 point for a shot at goal and 2 points if they score.

• coach to keep emphasising the mechanics of shooting
  
• coach dictates the play and involves players who are getting opportunities to shoot.
• group inventions may be needed to keep players moving the ball forward and taking shots on site of goal
• keep praising shots and scoring points for those attempting to shoot.