The weather was cold and good for football.
08:20 to 10:20
We had 7 players
1/Warmup～We did running with the ball around a marked pitch.Progression Ball work whereby 2 players were exchanging passes with the other one back pedalling and exchanging roles at the end of a marked cone.Pushing the ball using the inside of both feet then changing direction.
2/Technical Drills
Main content was about passing,receiving,turning and running into space.In this drill players were passing the ball running into the centre of a marked pitch then receive and turn with the ball before passing.Progressed by passing the ball running into the centre then return pass before running into open space to receive the ball.There was tactical awareness,anticipation and running into space in this drill.
3/Progression from technical drills.
All aspects of the game were applied in this drill whereby players were divided into 2 teams and 1 player from each team was to fight for possession from a ball served by the coach.The first one on the ball could either pass back to the coach and run into space or turn with the ball.The player with the ball could play with his partner in an advanced position together with the coach in 3 v 2 match like situation trying to penetrate the opponent and score goals.The players put a lot of effort and really enjoyed themselves.
10:20 to 12:20
We had 10 players
1/Warmup~We did running and dribbling with the ball freezing play and executing a foot over drill after the whistle in a marked area.
2/Technical Drills
Main content was about dribbling and running with the ball.Players were dribbling and running with the ball and try to deceive an opponent in the centre before passing.Progressed by executing a foot over the ball in the centre of a marked area to get past an opponent.The drill encourages players to be confident on the ball and to have courage of going past opponents during a match.We did a one on one shooting drill whereby 2 players fought for possession and shooting on goal.
3/We played 4 v 4 matches with other classes.
13/01/19
08:20 to 10:20
We did a training observation of a training session and analysis.
10:20 to 12:20
We had 10 players
1/Warmup~Running with the ball and dribbling.
2/Technical Drills
Dribbling and passing the ball whereby 3 players were exchanging passes getting past an opponent in the centre before passing.We did a one on one shooting drill whereby 2 players fight for possession and shooting on goal.
3/We played 4v4 matches with another class and players we exhibiting some of the taught techniques.The player in the bottom picture was man of the match.
