by Santosh | Jun 19, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve shooting technique
TEACHING CUES
- Accuracy of shot
- Shot selection (driven, side foot placed, lob, curl, etc)
- First touch away from opposition
- Taking players away to make space
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
1 goal, lots of balls.
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Split the group into two teams.
- Have 2 feeding players, 1 on either side of the marked area, throwing balls into the area.
- Players line up in any formation.
- The idea is to shoot on site if the opportunity is there.
- The players are given one instruction, SHOOT.
Progressions :
- Must be high tempo
- Limit touches
- Alter width of area
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 19, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve passing and shooting technique
TEACHING CUES
- Accuracy of shot
- Accuracy and weight of pass
- Shot selection (driven, side foot placed, lob, curl, etc)
- Vision, awareness of goalkeepers position
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
1 goal, 1 ball, 2 cones.
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Player A starts with the ball.
- Player B stands in front and to the left of player A, with player C in front and to the right of player B.
- Player A passes to player B and starts to move towards the goal.
- Player B then plays the ball to player C, who lays it in the path of player A who shoots 1st time.
Progressions:
- Must be high tempo
- At least one shot must be with weaker foot
- Add goalkeepers and defenders to pressure player as he picks up the ball
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve shooting technique
TEACHING CUES
- Accuracy of shot
- Shot selection (driven, side foot placed, lob, curl, etc)
- Vision, awareness of goalkeepers position
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
1 goal, 1 ball and 3 players
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- 1 striker works with 2 other players, the player has 3 attempts to score.
- The striker passes a ball to the closest player who plays the ball back as the striker is running at goal.
- The striker then does the same with the other player, receives it back and then runs towards the goal and shoots.
- As soon as the player shoots they must sprint to the starting cone and repeat activity.
- Swap roles and repeat the drill.
Progressions:
- Must be high tempo.
- One shot must be with weaker foot.
- Add defenders to pressure player as he picks up the ball.
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve shooting, and scoring ability.
TEACHING CUES
- Player B’s lay off should be timed correctly so player A can run onto it and shoot.
- Player A should concentrate on keeping their head and knee over the ball to keep the shot low.
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
1 goal, 2 cones
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Player A starts with a ball.
- They pass it to a player B who is standing around the edge of the 18 yard area.
- Player B lays the ball off in 1 or 2 touches.
- After player A passes to player B they make a move towards the goal and shoot 1st time from player B’s lay off.
- Switch player B so everyone gets a chance to shoot.
Progressions:
- Add a goalkeeper and maybe a defender.
- Player B chips for a volley
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Sports, Soccer
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling technique
TEACHING CUES
- What part of the boot to use (inside for dribbling, outside when running with ball in open areas)
- The distance the ball should be away from the dribblers feet
- Head up / vision / awareness
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area, 6 cones, each player has a ball
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players split in to 2 teams.
- Cones of 2 different colours are placed randomly around the area.
- On the coach’s command the players dribble with the ball and turn over as many of the opposition’s cones, whilst also turning back over their own cones and keeping control of the ball in 1 minute.
- Both sides can go at the same time. Continuous practice.
- The team with the least cones upside down wins.
Progressions:
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Place cones around the outside of the area, when a player turns a cone over they must dribble around an outer cone before turning over another cone
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Sports, Soccer
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling technique
TEACHING CUES
- What part of the boot to use
- How to shield the ball from opposition
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Players encouraged to use both feet
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area, 1 ball for each player, cones and slalom poles.
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players dribble from the starting point through the cone gates, round the top cone
- Then in and out of the line of cones.
- Keeping the ball close under control.
- Continuous practice.
Progressions:
- Players to use weaker foot only
- Make the distance between the cones smaller or larger
- Add defender instead of top cone
- Players to go opposite way around activity
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
