Gabriel Bolton
Name: | Gabriel Bolton |
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City: | California |
Country: | United States of America |
Membership: | Adult Member |
Sport: | Football/Soccer |
This is a sample Zone 1 session using a Coerver method of training. The aim in Zone 1 is to develop total footballers.
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Objective: to improve reaction and stop/start speed with and without the ball.
Organization: on a 25x5 yard field with 10 gates the are 4 yards wide each. Two teams line up on eather side of the coach. 4 yards between the first 2 players.
Instructions: First players in each team sprint to get through any 3 goals and back to tag the next teammate. It is a relay race.
Variations: (1) 1v1 tag. One line is attackers and other line is defenders. Attackers try to get through 4 gates before defeners can tag them. (2) 1v1 tag back. Same game but if defender tags attacker now roles reverse. First person through 5 gates total wins. (3) 1v1 with the ball. Players have to dribble through 4 gates and return to front of line. Relay race. (4) 2v2 with the ball. Coach passes the ball out and winning pair must dribble or pass through 6 goals. Goals don't have to be consecutive.
Key Coaching Points:
1. Go full speed;
2. Quick reactions.
3. Get low for starts and stops and change of directions.
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Objective: improve 1v1 moves under full pressure.
Organization: 25x20 yard grid with 18 yards in between 2 small sided goals. One goal facing each directions.
Instructions: Defender line passes the ball to the attacking line. They go 1v1 with attacker trying to score in goal facing them. If defender wins it they can score in same goal. The reverse roles pass the other direction.
Variations: (1) play 2v2; (2) coach passes the ball in from the side and BOTH goals are available to all players.
Key Coaching Points:
1. good first touch toward goal;
2. be aggressive and commit the defender.
3. defenders force away from the goal.
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Objective: Improve our attacking shape "get big" and possession.
Organization: 20x30 yard grid with small-sided goals on each end.
Instructions: Players play 4v4 to goals.
Variations: if you want to add passing to this exercise give 1 point for dribbling across line and 2 points for passing it to teammate who runs into endzone and controls it inside the endzone.
Key Coaching Points:
1. When you win the ball get big
2. Create a diamond shape
3. Be patient and connect passes.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Objective: Improve our attacking shape "get big" and possession.
Organization: 20x30 yard grid with small-sided goals on each end.
Instructions: Players play 4v4 to full size goals with goalkeepers.
Variations: if you want to add passing to this exercise give 1 point for dribbling across line and 2 points for passing it to teammate who runs into endzone and controls it inside the endzone.
Key Coaching Points:
1. When you win the ball get big
2. Create a diamond shape
3. Be patient and connect passes.
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Ball Mastery 6 (10 mins)
Objective: to improve ball touch, control and flexibility.
Organization: players each have a ball on adjacent sides of 10x10 grid.
Instructions: Each group alternately crosses the grid after the other on the coach's call.
Variations: (1) toe taps, (2) toe taps single slide, (3) toe taps double slide, (4) 4-5 toe taps then pull/push, (5) pull/push every step, (6) pull/push every step with laces.
Key Coaching Points:
1. good technique on the touches;
2. eyes up once they get more comfortable;
3. demanding lots of repetitions.