U10 Week 5: Improve scoring goals - 1

MomentAttacking

Duration60 minutes

Players12

Format7V7

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or Dribble forward, Create a 2v1 or 1v1

Key qualities

Make decisions, Take initiative, Optimal technical abilities

Skill acquisition

Dribbling: Surface of the foot and ball, quality of the touch - Passing: Surface of the foot and ball, Pace and accuracy - Receiving: Body, position, surface of the foot and ball, first touch - Shooting: Surface of the foot and ball, standing foot and accuracy over power.

The session

Play phase

Intentional Free Play

20 min3 intervals · 5 min play · 2 min rest

Objective

To score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward.

Organization

In a 7v7 field set up two 19Wx30L fields with a small goal at each end. Play 1v1, 2v1, up to 3v3. Play 3 rounds for a total of 20 minutes. Play with kick-ins and dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. SKILL ACQUISITION: Receiving, Dribbling, Passing and Shooting.

Key wordsFinishPassDribble.

Guided questions

What should we do to finish?

Shoot when we have an opening to goal

When should you dribble towards the goal?

When we have an opening or are in 1v1

When is a good time to pass?

When we can connect with a teammate that can shoot or pass to move the defenders to find or create an opening

Coach note

First break: Coach asks questions; players do not answer but play to discover them. Second break: Coach asks questions and players share the answers.

Core activity

4v4 to goal & 2 dribbling gates

20 min3 intervals · 5 min play · 1.5 min rest

Objective

To score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward and Create 2v1 and 1v1.

Organization

I n a 7v7 field, set up a 24Wx24L playing area with a regular goal and two 5 yard dribbling gates. The 4 Blue players: 1 midfielder 2 wingers and 1 striker against 4 Red players: 1 GK, 2 defenders and 1 midfielder. Blue team scores in the regular goal. Red scores by dribbling through one of the dribbling gates. Play with a build out line. All Laws of the game in effect. If the Blue team scores, the Red team gets a goal-kick to restart the game. Rotate players every interval. S KILL ACQUISITION: Receiving, Dribbling, Passing and Shooting.

Key wordsFinishPassDribble and Combine.

Guided questions

When is a good time to finish?

When we have an opening to goal

If we have two or more defenders in front of us what should we do?

We should pass the ball to move the defenders and to find or create an opening

How can we create a combination play?

Create a 2v1 to wall pass around the defender

Coach note

Switch to the Less Challenging activity if it is too difficult or to the More Challenging if it is too easy.

Less challenging

3v3 to goal - dribbling gate

20 min4 intervals · 4 min play · 1 min rest

Objective

To score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward and Create 2v1 and 1v1.

Organization

In the opponent's half set up two 19Wx30L fields with a goal and a 5 yard dribbling gate zone. Play 3v3. The Blue team: 3 attackers against the Red Team: GK and two defenders. Blue team scores in the regular goal. Red scores by dribbling through the dribbling gate. Play with kick-ins or dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. SKILL ACQUISITION: Receiving, Dribbling, Passing and Shooting.

Key wordsFinishPassDribble and Combine.

Guided questions

What should we do to finish on goal?

Shoot

How can we move the defenders to create an opening to goal?

Pass the ball

When confronted by one defender what should we do?

Dribble past the defender

Coach note

Switch to this activity if the Core is too difficult for the players Week 5 FIVE ELEMENTS of TRAINING EXERCISE TRAINING SESSION SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS 1. Organized: Is the exercise organized in the right way? 2. Game like: Is the exercise game like? 3. Repetitions: Are there repetitions when looking at the overall goal of the session? 4. Challenging: Are the players being challenged? (Is there the right balance between being successful and unsuccessful?) 5. Coaching: Is there the proper coaching based on the age/level of the players? 1. How did you achieve your goals in the training session? 2. What did you do well? 3. What could you do better? MORE CHLLENGING: 4v4 to goal - 2 dribbling gates

Play phase

The Game - 6V6

20 min2 intervals · 8 min play · 2 min rest

Objective

To score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward and Create 2v1 and 1v1.

Organization

In a 7v7 field (40wx60L) play 6v6. The Blue team will play in 1-1-3-1 formation and the red team will play in 1-3-1-1 formation. SKILL ACQUISITION: Receiving, Dribbling, Passing and Shooting.

Key wordsFinishPassDribble and Combine.

Guided questions

What should we do to finish if we have an opening to goal?

Shoot to finish

If the defenders block the way to goal, how can you create or find an opening?

Pass the ball to a teammate or dribble it to create an opening

When is a good time to help and combine?

When we become a passing option creating a 2v1

Coach note

All Laws of the game and US Soccer Player Development Initiatives (PDI) are in effect .

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Five elements of a training exercise

Organized — Is the exercise organized in the right way?

Game like — Is the exercise game like?

Repetitions — Are there repetitions when looking at the overall goal of the session?

Challenging — Are the players being challenged? Is there the right balance between being successful and unsuccessful?

Coaching — Is there the proper coaching based on the age and level of the players?

After the session

Self-reflection

How did you achieve your goals of the training session?

What did you do well?

What could you do better?