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FIFA, 25 Oct 2022

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In the first exercise of the session, players compete in pairs against each other to score. The practice then moves onto another competition, with a classic game of headers and volleys. Lastly, players partake in a 6v6 match with goalkeepers.

Warm-up: World Cup in pairs

Organisation

  • Players play in pairs and compete against each other to score a goal
  • If a pair scores a goal, it is through to the next round
  • The last pair each round that does not score is knocked out of the game
  • Repeat the process each round until you have the final two pairs
  • The first pair to score in the final round is the winner 

Ways to make the exercise easier

  • Players can play in teams of three or four

Ways to make the exercise harder

  • Players play individually

Great questions to ask the children

  • Can you think about the best way to play the game?
  • Can you think about rebounds and deflections as ways to score?
  • Can you think about the areas on the pitch where you are most likely to score?

Safety tips

  • Players who are eliminated should wait at the side of the pitch and not by the goal
  • Create a safe playing area

Skill development: Volley´s and headers

Organisation

  • Organise a maximum of ten players including a goalkeeper, and one goal
  • Each player starts with three points and the oldest player starts in goal
  • Goals can only be scored with headers and volleys
  • If a player scores a goal, he or she wins an extra point each time; if a player misses the target, he or she loses a point and has to go in goal
  • The goalkeeper loses a point each time a goal is scored
  • Once a player’s personal points total goes to zero, he or she is eliminated
  • When the goalkeeper is eliminated, the person with the highest score goes in goal
  • Continue to play until you get to the last two players on the pitch, who are the winners

Ways to make the exercise easier

  • Players can set each other up by hand to make volleys and headers easier

Ways to make the exercise harder

  • No hands allowed: players can only use their feet to lift the ball to each other in the air

Great questions to ask the children

  • Can you be positive and take the shooting opportunities?
  • Can you try to be accurate every time?
  • If you miss the target, can you reflect on how to improve your technique next time?

Safety tips

  • Players who are eliminated should wait at the side of the pitch, not by the goal

Game application: 6v6 game

Organisation  

  • Normal 6v6 game including goalkeepers
  • Short pitch with large goals
  • Players play normal football, with the objective of scoring with the ball in the air, i.e. by a header or a volley, to improve technique
  • Encourage different types of finishes and creativity

Ways to make the exercise easier

  • Let players pick up the ball in the attacking half and throw it to set up a team-mate

Ways to make the exercise harder

  • No hands allowed

Great questions to ask the children

  • Can you show me the correct techniques to volley a ball and keep it low?
  • Can you show me how to head a ball with power?
  • Can you show me that you can be creative with different types of headed goals?

Safety tips

  • Don’t play this game on concrete pitches
  • Create a safe playing area

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