Session 13
Session
Dillsburg Polar Club Academy
13
Objectives:
Develop and use proper soccer technique to shoot the ball
HINTS:
Over these last few sessions, find a way to tell players in what ways they have grown and developed this soccer season. Activity 1- “3-2-1 DRILLS”
Warmups:
Duration: 10 MIN
Hold a quick team meeting to welcome players to practice and tell them the focus tonight will be on shooting the ball. Have players dribble around the field. On your call, “3-2-1,” players must stop and place their dominate foot on top of the ball. Have players do 10 toe-taps and then dribble away. Do a series of repetitions with each. Add pull-backs, cuts, and turns as players grow more comfortable. Clean The Yard
COACHING DEMONSTRATION Have players line up at well spaced cones on one of the sidelines and show players how to position their body to shoot the ball. Coaching points should include: using the laces, keeping the plant foot beside the ball, and hips pointed toward the target. Begin by having players shoot the ball without the ball (ghost shooting). Repeat several times. Then have players line up facing the goal. Have each player shoot the ball into the goal using proper technique. Discourage the use of the toe. Repeat several times. Offer praise and reinforce the good habits you are observing. Activity 2- CLEAN THE YARD
Duration: 8 MIN
Players work in teams of two to clear their side of the field of all soccer balls. The coach sets a timer for one minute. At the end of the allotted time period, the team with the fewest balls on their side wins. Repeat a time or two and shuffle partners. Continue to offer praise and celebrate good shooting skills.
Activity 3- THE MOVING GOAL
Duration: 8 MIN
Have all players retrieve their ball. The coach and assistant use vests or pool noodles to make a goal. Players must try to pass or strike the ball through the goal to score as the goal moves around the field! Coaches walk around and hold the goal and can lower or heighten as they walk. Players can keep track of how many goals they score. REPEAT COACHING DEMONSTRATION Use this to check for players’ understanding, to measure growth and to target players who may need additional help. Activity 4- SMALL SIDED GAME 4 v 4
(Keep the focus on tonight’s objectives!)
Duration: 20 MIN
End practice with a short team meeting to review the session objectives and highlight the good things seen and observed.
Dillsburg Polar Club Academy
13
Objectives:
Develop and use proper soccer technique to shoot the ball
HINTS:
Over these last few sessions, find a way to tell players in what ways they have grown and developed this soccer season. Activity 1- “3-2-1 DRILLS”
Warmups:
Duration: 10 MIN
Hold a quick team meeting to welcome players to practice and tell them the focus tonight will be on shooting the ball. Have players dribble around the field. On your call, “3-2-1,” players must stop and place their dominate foot on top of the ball. Have players do 10 toe-taps and then dribble away. Do a series of repetitions with each. Add pull-backs, cuts, and turns as players grow more comfortable. Clean The Yard
COACHING DEMONSTRATION Have players line up at well spaced cones on one of the sidelines and show players how to position their body to shoot the ball. Coaching points should include: using the laces, keeping the plant foot beside the ball, and hips pointed toward the target. Begin by having players shoot the ball without the ball (ghost shooting). Repeat several times. Then have players line up facing the goal. Have each player shoot the ball into the goal using proper technique. Discourage the use of the toe. Repeat several times. Offer praise and reinforce the good habits you are observing. Activity 2- CLEAN THE YARD
Duration: 8 MIN
Players work in teams of two to clear their side of the field of all soccer balls. The coach sets a timer for one minute. At the end of the allotted time period, the team with the fewest balls on their side wins. Repeat a time or two and shuffle partners. Continue to offer praise and celebrate good shooting skills.
Activity 3- THE MOVING GOAL
Duration: 8 MIN
Have all players retrieve their ball. The coach and assistant use vests or pool noodles to make a goal. Players must try to pass or strike the ball through the goal to score as the goal moves around the field! Coaches walk around and hold the goal and can lower or heighten as they walk. Players can keep track of how many goals they score. REPEAT COACHING DEMONSTRATION Use this to check for players’ understanding, to measure growth and to target players who may need additional help. Activity 4- SMALL SIDED GAME 4 v 4
(Keep the focus on tonight’s objectives!)
Duration: 20 MIN
End practice with a short team meeting to review the session objectives and highlight the good things seen and observed.
