U12 Week 5: Improve scoring goals - 1

MomentATTACKING

Duration60 minutes

Players16

Format9V9

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 · 1.5 min rest

Objective

To create scoring chances and score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward, create 2v1 or 1v1.

Organization

In a 9v9 field set up two 19Wx24L fields with a small goal at each end. Play 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, up to 3v3. Play for 20 minutes with two 1.5 minute breaks. Play with kick-ins or dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting, passing, receiving and dribbling.

Key wordsOpeningFinishConnectTake him/her on.

Guided questions

When should we finish the ball at goal?

Shoot when we have an opening to goal

What would you do to take a defender on?

Dribble the defender and then shoot at goal

When is a good time to connect with a teammate?

When we can't pass forward and the teammate can shoot at goal 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

5v5 to goal - two counter goals

20 min3 intervals · 5 min play · 1.5 min rest

Objective

To create scoring chances and score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward create 2v1 or 1v1.

Organization

In a 9v9 field, set up a 44Wx28L playing area with a regular goal and two counter goals. The 5 Blue players: 1 midfielder 2 winger and 2 strikers against 5 Red players: 1 GK, 3 defenders and 1 midfielder. Blue team scores in the regular goal. Red scores by passing to one of two counter goals. 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. SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting, passing, receiving and dribbling.

Key wordsOpeningFinishConnectTake him/her on and Combine.

Guided questions

When is a good time to finish?

When we have an opening to goal

If we are in front of an opening what should we do to connect with a teammate?

We should pass forward through the opening to connect

What can we do to combine?

Create a 2v1 to wall pass around the defender

Coach note

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

Less challenging

4v4 to goal - a small goal

20 min4 intervals · 4 min play · 1 min rest

Objective

To create scoring chances and score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward, create 2v1 or 1v1.

Organization

In the opponent's half set up two 22Wx35L fields with a goal and a small goal. Play 4v4. The Blue team: 4 attackers against the Red Team: GK and three defenders. Blue team scores in the regular goal. Red scores in the small goal. Play with kick-ins or dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds. Rotate players every interval. SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting, passing, receiving and dribbling.

Key wordsOpeningFinishConnectTake him/ her onAnd 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 to take him/her on?

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: 5v6 to goal - 2 counter goals DURATION: 20 min -- INTERVALS: 3 --ACTIVITY: 5 min --REST: 1.5 min

Play phase

The Game - 8V8

20 min2 intervals · 8 min play · 2 min rest

Objective

To create scoring chances and score goals.

Player actions

Shoot, Pass or dribble forward, create 2v1 or 1v1.

Organization

In a 9v9 field (50wx80L) play 8v8. The Blue team will play in 1-2-3-2 formation and the red team will play in 1-3-3-1 formation. SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting, passing, receiving and dribbling.

Key wordsFinishConnectTake him/her onAnd 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?