Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U10 - Shooting

Ball Mastery and Turns Warm up

Organisation:

- Each player with a ball

- 3 players per side of grid

Instructions:

- Each side of the area is called a player name

- One side Messi (outside-inside), one side Pogba (toe-taps), one side Bale (rollovers), one side Ronaldo (creative - anything you like)

- Players move with their ball doing their particular skill (e.g. Messi) to the opposite side and back to the side they started on. Players all go at once

- 2/3mins then rotate sides, moving the players around clockwise

Progressions:

- Add a turn for players to do when they get to the other side (e.g. Messi - outside-inside and outside cut, Pogba - toe-taps and stepover turn, Bale - rollovers and cruyff turn)

- Introduce more advanced ball manipulations i.e. roll-stops, outside-inside both feet, backwards toe-taps, drag-push etc.

Coaching Points:

- Head up

- Look out for other players around you

- Focus on doing the skills correctly (quickly and accurately, but under control)

- Light on feet

- Low body when turning

Shooting - Exercise 2: Conditioned game (Opposed) (25 mins)

Organization:

x2 fields. 4 teams of 4players. No GK's

Instructions:

Normal game rules apply. Players must shoot outside of the cone line though.

Coaching Points:

- When a player gets a sight of goal (being not too far out), they are encouraged to shoot.

- Try to shift the ball to the side of opposing players (creating a scoring chance) and shoot.

- Aim, Head over the ball (watch ball), strike with the laces

- When to shoot and where to shoot

Progressions:

- Insert Goalkeepers

- Free play for last part of the session (take out cones out)