U11 Technical Training

Southside Player Development Academy 1 V 1 Session

Southside Soccer Club Player Development Academy Curriculum

Southside Soccer Club Player Development Academy Curriculum

The vision for the Southside Soccer Player Development Academy is a combination of the US Soccer development plan and the KNVB (Holland) 4v4 program. Its main focus is to ensure players are comfortable with the ball at their feet and can gain exposure to all technical soccer specific skills.

All players are in the basic stage of training, the structure of the training sessions will be similar to older players but not the content. Much of the training will focus on technical ability and simple tactical aspects are introduced with the use of small sided games. Players at this age will work towards being dominant at 1v1 situations (teaches individual attacking and defending) and comfortable performing in small spaces with increasing amounts of pressure using 4v4 games (teaches group attacking and defending)

Age Group and Focus

U8	provide basic motor skills that combine ball control and movement with the ball players start to develop the ability to learn so a good stage to provide technical training of soccer specific skills 1v1 2v1 Attacking and defending situations to start developing individual skills  Use small-sided games to develop basic attacking and defensive principles. Other important aspects of tactical training are possession, combination play, transition and finishing in the final third, as well as zonal defending. Players will rotate in two or three different positions to avoid early specialization.
U9
U10
U11

The session plan

Coach shall organize his/her training plan for each session and keep on file to collate a personal library of training sessions.

U8 and U9 teams will train 2 times a week for 75 minutes

U10 and U11 teams will train 3 times a week for 90 minutes

Structure

Warm Up

Ball Familiarity exercises 15 minutes

Main part

Physical:- 10 minutes exercises based on speed agility coordination and balance

Technical:- 30 minutes start with unopposed to develop quality. Many repetitions to ensure mastery

Opposed 1v1, 2v1 ect to provide competition and develop decision making

Scrimmage (tactical):- 20 minutes U8-U9  4v4, 35 minutes U10-U11 Small sided games to develop team concept and tactical aspects. 4v4 (see variations) U11 can also play 8v8.

Technical Topics

Technique: The ability to efficiently perform a task or specific soccer movement.

Passing and Receiving: Transferring the ball on the ground or in the air from one player to another from a given distance.

Running with the Ball: Control of a ball in movement with the feet and on the ground at high speed without modifying its trajectory

Dribbling: Close control of a ball in movement, with the feet and on the ground, continuously changing its trajectory

Turning: One or more touches on the ball with the purpose of changing direction efficiently.

Shooting: Striking the ball toward the goal with the objective of scoring

Ball Control: Receiving or directing the ball efficiently in the air or on the ground

Heading: Striking the ball with any part of the head with the purpose of clearing, passing or scoring.

1v1 Attacking: Offensive action with control of the ball to beat a specific defender.

Shielding the Ball: Protecting possession of the ball from a defender

Receiving to Turn: A change of direction of the ball with the foot after receiving a pass from a teammate with the purpose of making a second action such as dribbling, passing or shooting

Crossing and Finishing: Passing of the ball from wide areas of the field to a central area close to goal with the intention of finding a teammate to score.

1v1 Defending: Action with the purpose of regaining possession of the ball in control by the opponent.

Body shape

Posture of the body to efficiently carry out the next defensive action

Anticipa tion

Reaction of the player to prevent an attacker from gaining an advantage

Intercepting

Action to regain possession of the ball while it’s transferred between two opponents

Prevent turning

Pressure on an opponent who has his back to goal and is attempting to change the direction of the ball towards the attacking zone

Tackling

Contact made with the foot while the ball is possessed by an opponent and with the purpose of preventing the next offensive action or regaining possession

Tactical Topics depending on age

Attacking

Attacking Principles: Basic individual or collective attacking actions for one or more players in order to create a team advantage for the attacker/s

Creating Space: The distribution of players into space to generate effective passing opportunities

Support: Help offered by a teammate(s) around the ball with the objective of receiving the ball.

Width: Movement and distribution of attacking players to wide areas in order to create space and attacking options in a game context.

Depth: Movement of a player or group of players into forward positions to generate attacking options in a game context.

Overlaps: Movement of a teammate from behind the player in possession of the ball to forward positions in order to generate a passing opportunity or advantage for the team.

Diagonal Runs: An attacking diagonal movement forward into space, generally in front of the ball, to create a passing option.

Forward Play: An effective and efficient movement of the ball towards the attacking end or goal

Speed of Play: Quick ball-movement which creates an advantage for the attacking team over the defenders.

Possession: Passing the ball repeatedly between players on the same team.

Transition: The action of transferring the ball collectively as a team from the defensive end to the attacking end.

Combination Play: Quick and effective movement of the ball by two or more players from the same team.

Switching Play: The transferring of the ball from one part of the field to another, generally from one wide area to another, in order to disorganize the defense and create an advantage over the opponents

Counter Attacking: Fast and effective vertical transfer of the ball when possession has been regained in order to surprise and take advantage of the defenders while they are still disorganized.

Playing out from the back: The collective action of transferring the ball from the defensive third to advanced attacking areas

Finishing in the final third: The collective actions in the final third of the field with the objective of creating a goal scoring opportunity

Defending

Defending Principles: Basic, individual or collective defensive actions of one or more players in order to create a team advantage over the attackers.

Mark: A defender or group of defenders watching over a player or group of players on the attacking team, with the purpose of reducing their chances of participating in the attack

Press: The individual action of a defensive player who defends with intensity the player in possession of the ball.

Cover: A player creates a second defensive line in order to facilitate defensive support of a teammate or teammates.

Balance: Coordinated movement of the defending team from one part of the field to another as the ball is transferred to that part of the field with the objective of reorganizing the defense.

Tracking: A defender chasing an attacking player who is making a forward and/or diagonal movement in front of the ball to generate a passing option.

Zonal defending: The distribution of defenders into space to create defensive efficiency.

Pressing: Intense, constant and organized defensive action from a group of defenders against the attackers

Retreat and recovery: Movement of a player or group of players back toward defensive positions in order to reorganize the team’s defensive shape.

Compactness: A conglomeration of defenders in central areas, protecting their goal and preventing the attacking team from building their attack.

1V1 Domination

1V1 with two goals with goal keepers

1V1 Back to Goal

1 V1 To two small goals

1v1 to forward facing goals

1v1 forward approach

1v1 across line to shot on goal



4v4 Games

When scrimmaging use a specific 4v4 activity in relation to your sessions topic.

4V4 to two goals ( possession)

4V4 to line (dribbling)

4v4 to 4 goals (Passing)

4v4 to large goals without Goal  keepers (shooting)

4v4 on a long, narrow field (counter attacking/playing in tight space)

4v4 with 2 large goals and goal keepers (shooting/crossing/finishing)

Player Assessment and evaluation

Player Development program will use ISOCCER to assess and track player development. Players will be given opportunities to train the assessed skills during ball familiarity parts of the practice session, players will also be given homework assignments.

See attached ISOCCER pdf explaining how to implement to your team.

Evaluations will be used to provide feedback to player on there performance over certain periods during the season and will be provided by the head coach.

 

Style of Play during games

Development teams U8-U10 will play a formation of 2-4-1

Competitive team U11 will play 4-3-3