By the end of the session participants will have:
1. More confidence in there weaker foot
2. Turning and passing with weak foot.
3. Communication
Session Evaluation
When setting up this week the session I decided to talk to the manager and ask how he thought the team was progressing, i asked if he wanted me to work on anything specific along side my weaker foot practice, he explained that a minority of the players never use there weak foot and may feel intimidated but do need practice. As it was a cold night I ensured all the lads did a full aerobic warm up to ensure the heart was pumping the blood to all the vital organs and muscles that they would be using to prevent injury (Reilly, 2003).
As tonight was based on weaker foot skill, as me and the manager discussed i split everybody up in to the grid system of coaching.(Hargreaves, A. 1990). The drills I carried out included passing, moving and receiving with both feet, this made the lads think and for the first time in seven sessions there was hardly any chat as it was obvious they were concentrating. In football it is very important to communicate (Wymer, 2004) so i worked with the stronger group first, once they had the game and the skills working well i progressed them on and reminded that that they needed to talk as they would on the pitch. Working down through the four groups I saw dramatic differences as the weakest players had the ball out of there grid almost constantly. I spent ten minutes with this group whist the manager watched over the others. My group progressed and whilst I worked with them one on one they started to introduce communication and movement on there own.
At the end of the session I decided to do some shooting to evaluate how they have improved over the last few weeks. I also wanted to let the boys enjoy the final part of the session as they have worked really hard throughout. I did a FA level 1 drill called Alamo, the aim of this game is to get the boys to shoot with both feet, encourage running and is also good for the goal keepers. (The F.A) In evaluation the session went well and it was possible to see an improvement in every single player.
Hargreaves (1990) Skills and strategies for coaching soccer. google.books.com [online] [Accessed 04 December 2007, 11:26]
http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gBzD5q2T_80C&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=hargreaves+1990+soccer+coaching+drills
Reilly (2003) Science and Soccer. google.books.com [online] [Accessed 04 December 2007, 11:39]
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zUJEnSmj8SoC&pg=RA4-PA146&dq=importance+of+a+warm+up+football&sig=u7t6DVzeraAhvto9yfcm6ueswTc#PRA4-PA146,M1
Wymer, P. (2004) Coaching Soccer Tactics.
The Fa. Level 1, Club Coach Handbook.
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Have you seen the Leeds Met Guide to referencing it can be accessed via the web by typing quote unquote Leeds Met into Google. The booklet can be downloaded as a pdf.
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