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COACH:
Ross Duncan
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LOCATION:
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DATE:
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AGE:
U14
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GENDER:
Mixed
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TIME:
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AIM
OF SESSION: To Improve
Dribbling/Passing technique, incorporate Support into game play
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SESSION
SIX
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ORGANIZATION
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COACHING
POINTS
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WARM
UP
0-10 minutes
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1000
Touches – 20x20
yard area. This
warm-up will be consistent throughout the ages and will work on close
control.
Click here
for an explanation of 1000 Touches.
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EXERCISE
ONE
10-20 minutes
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Diagonal
Dribble,
10x10 box
In pairs, the leader with the ball, the players move around the
outside of the box, following each other, when the leader dribbles the
ball diagonally, his partner sprints 2 sides of the box and they swap
positions.
Progressions:
1. The player following now has the ball and when leader sprints 2
sides he does a diagonal.
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Head Up – looking
for space, pass, shot
Use laces to
dribble quickly
Keep the ball
moving at all time
React
quickly to movement from partner
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EXERCISE
TWO
20-30 minutes
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Pass in
Pairs
Simply- in pairs, 1 worker, 1 feeder, the feeder throws ball for
worker to pass/half volley and volley accurately back, swap after 5
and keep rotating.
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Quality
1st time passes,
Correct
preparation position
Body
open, strike through center of ball, follow through in direction of
target
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EXERCISE
THREE
30-40 minutes
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Passing
in 4’s
2 players with on the outside (feeders) and 2 players with no ball
in-between. Feeders play
ball in to their partner and they pass simultaneously, after pass the
2 players in middle shuffle to their left and cross, they then receive
another pass and shuffle to the right, and cross again and continue
for 1 min and swap
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Quality
1st time passes,
Correct
preparation position
Body
open, strike through center of ball, follow through in direction of
target
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CONDITIONED
GAME
40-50 minutes
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Complete
5 passes in a move before shooting at goal
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Re-enforce
sessions points, don’t loose focus of group
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BEDDING
DOWN
50-60 minutes
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Support
2v1 – 2
attackers 1 defender 16x10 yard grid
An
attacker at either end of grid, A1 passes to A2 and attackers must
pass D’s line.
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See
Principles of
Soccer document
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GAME
RELATED PRACTICE
60-75 minutes
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3v3
with wall players – 3v3
in the middle scoring as usual but the rest of the players stand
equally around the field acting like a wall and if they receive the
ball they must return the ball back to the team in possession of the
ball.
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See
Principles of
Soccer document
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SMALL
SIDED GAMES - 4V4
75-85 minutes
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4v4
Small Sided Field –
35 x 22 yards (24 = 10 yards either side of a 2 yard goal)
Ensure
team is still working at a high tempo.
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Re-enforce
sessions points, don’t loose focus of group
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COOL
DOWN
85-90 minutes
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Relaxing
Movement + recap session
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Slow
+ gentle movements
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