SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION & PASSING

THE INITIAL SESSION WILL INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION FOR THE PLAYERS AND THE PARENTS. THIS WILL INVOLVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING AND HOPING TO ACHIEVE.

WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT:

• WELCOME TO LIVERPOOL JUNIOR FOOTBALL ACADEMY
• ABOUT DAN AND GEORGE
• QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
• FOOTBALL C.V.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST COACHING SESSION OF THE TERM. THE SESSION TOPIC WILL BE PASSING AS THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF FOOTBALL AND IS THEREFORE A GOOD PLACE TO START.

8:45 A.M: PLAYERS ARRIVE

9:00 A.M: WARM UP

LIGHT RUN ACROSS WIDTH OF PITCH SEVERAL TIMES

• HEEL FLICKS
• KNEE RAISES
• SIDESTEPS
• JUMPS AND SQUATS
  

STRETCHES

• ALL MAJOR MUSCLES
• EDUCATING THE PLAYERS WHILE STRETCHING
• PREPARE BODY FOR ACTIVITY
• LOOSEN JOINTS
• PUMP BLOOD AROUND BODY FASTER
• PUMP BLOOD TO APPROPRIATE MUSCLES
• PROVIDE FOCUS FOR THE MIND
  

WARM UP GAME: THROW AND CATCH

• NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE WITH THE BALL IN POSSESSION
• PROGRESSION - ALLOW FOUR STEPS BEFORE THROWING
• PROGRESSION - SPRINT AFTER THROWING

THROW AND CATCH IS A GAME THAT ENCOURAGES SPACIAL AWARENESS, TEAM WORK AND REQUIRES PLAYERS TO REMAIN ALERT AT ALL TIMES.

   
9:15 A.M: PASSING DRILLS

TEACH TECHNIQUE OF SHORT PASSING

• EXPLANATION
• EXAMPLE
• WALK THROUGH WITH PLAYERS
  

SHORT PASSING IN PAIRS

• SIDE-FOOT ONLY
• PROGRESSION - USING WEAKER FOOT
• PROGRESSION - AS MANY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ERROR
  

INCREASE THE DISTANCE OF THE PASSING

• EXPLANATION OF NEW TECHNIQUE
• PASSING USING INNER SOLE
• PROGRESSION - AS MANY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ERROR
  

TRI-COLOUR: 3 TEAMS IN LARGE DEFINED AREA, BALL PER TEAM

TRI-COLOUR IS A GAME DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE PASSING, RECEIVING, KEEPING HEAD UP AS WELL AS DECISION MAKING.

• NOT ALLOWED TO PASS TO SAME COLOURED BIB
• PROGRESSION - PASS TO OWN COLOUR BEFORE PASSING TO OTHER
  

9:45 A.M: DRINKS BREAK

9:50 A.M: PASSING GAMES

PIG IN THE MIDDLE

• TWO/THREE GROUPS OF PLAYERS
• PROGRESSION - TWO TOUCH FOOTBALL
• PROGRESSION - TWO PLAYERS IN THE MIDDLE
  

THIS GAME ENCOURAGES PLAYERS DECISION MAKING, AS WELL AS FOCUSING ON THEIR PASSING AND RECEIVING.

NO GOALS FOOTBALL

• TRIANGULAR PITCH
• KEEP-BALL
• 5 COMPLETE PASSES TO SCORE A GOAL
• PROGRESSION - TEN COMPLETE PASSED TO SCORE A GOAL

THE PITCH IS A TRIANGULAR SHAPE AS THIS MEANS THAT THE PLAYERS WILL NOT BE PLAYING TOWARDS A CERTAIN DIRECTION AS THEY WOULD ON A REGULAR PITCH, AND WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR PASSING QUALITY.

10:15 A.M: DRINKS BREAK

10:20 A.M: MATCH

• ENCOURAGE PASSING
• POINTS FOR PASSES AS WELL AS GOALS
• FINISH WITH ALL-IN FOOTBALL
  

10:45 A.M: COOL DOWN

• LUNGES
• OPEN GATES
• CLOSED GATES

STRETCHING

• EDUCATE PLAYERS ON IMPORTANCE OF COOL DOWN
• PREVENT CRAMP AND MUSCLE SORENESS

SUMMARISE TODAY'S SESSION

• WHAT WE'VE LEARNT
• RECAP ON TECHNIQUES

10:55 A.M: SESSION ENDS

• TALK WITH PARENTS ABOUT ISSUES
• TALK WITH CERTAIN PLAYERS ABOUT ANY ISSUES
• PACK UP