Sunday, 30 May 2010

Practice Plan: Passing and Movement to Support the Ball

Objective:
Passing and Movement to Support the Ball

Warm Up:
Ball Work - Sole Drag, Pull Push, Inside Cut
Inside Cut demonstrated here

Work in small groups:
Unopposed Passing Drill
Same drill demonstrated here

Four Square Game - Allow players to pass and move diagonally across the square, as opposed to just round the square.
Adapting this demonstration here

Work in small areas:
Score through the Cones
Game demonstrated here

Group Work:
Normal Match – Focus on skills used in the session, passing and movement off the ball and the inside cut..

Follow this with a Kids vs Grown Ups match time allowing, (grown ups not allowed to tackle, just apply pressure)

Practice Plan: Physical Competence with the Ball

Objective:
Physical competence with the ball

Warm Up:
Ball Work - Step over, Sole Drag, Pull Push.
Adapting this demonstration here

Work in small groups:
King of the Ring 
Game demonstrated here

Work in small areas:
Line Soccer Game
Game demonstrated here

Group Work:
Normal Match – Focus on skills used in the session, running with the ball, the step over, sole drags and the pull push..

Follow this with a last man standing penalty shoot out (same keeper), time allowing as a bit of fun at the end. when players miss allow them to kick a ball in the other goal.

Apologises for the delay in posting this session, session 3 for next week will follow shortly.

Monday, 17 May 2010

Practice Plan: Physical Competence with the Ball

Objective:
Physical competence with the ball

Warm Up:
Ball Work - Step over, Sole Drag, Inside Outside Touches.
Adapting this demonstration here

Work in small groups:
Tractor and Trailer – focus on running with the ball with the outside of the foot
Same drill demonstrated here

Body Parts – focus on stopping the ball with the foot
Same drill demonstrated here

Work in small areas:
Line Soccer Game
Game demonstrated here

Group Work:
Normal Match – Focus on skills used in the session, running with the ball, inside and outside touches, the step over, sole drags and stopping the ball.

Follow this with a penalty shoot out, time allowing. (parents as keepers!) as a bit of fun at the end.