Hello again, hopefully you're enjoying a great start to the new year and looking forward to the next holiday which isn't until the middle of February. As ever, I'm looking forward to reading some feedback in the comments section at the bottom- so, if you've got a question, a point of veiw, suggestion for February's blogs or just to say 'George, great blog!' remember to leave a commnet below.
After looking at what
constitutes 'Control' as a football skill, this week I'd like to look at how a
coaching session should be structured. I've included a section from the
upcoming Giffnock SC club handbook which will be distributed to all players in
the coming weeks. So, whether from a coach or parent's point of view- does your
session contain all/most of these elements?
Training Explained
A training session should include all of the following:
• Making
the player’s movements faster and better SAQ
(Speed/Agility/Quickness)
• Linking
movements efficiently and wisely. Coaches constantly ask the player why they
use a certain move in a certain situation DECISIONS
• Using
the weakest foot. Coaches will develop specific sessions to work on weaknesses
in the player’s game SECOND FOOT
• Technical
exercises with high reoccurrences DRILLS
• Games
with the possibility of many choices and reflections GAME-RELATED
• Simple
tactical exercises forcing the player to make a quick decision SHAPING
•
Realistic activities which make the player feel
as if he were in a real game CONDITIONED GAMES
Training therefore is done with this context in mind:
• Quantity
• Quality
• Consistency
• Demands of the game
•Simplicity
Johan Cruyff, while at Barcelona, stated that the coach
who gave his player more than two options does not understand the game of
soccer.
Session
Timings
A Training Session should be 1 hour
for 4s, 1.5hours for 7s and 2hours f
or 11s.
or 11s.
15 - warmup (always
with the ball)
15 - drill/skill
practice
15 - game-related
practice
15 - small-sided
games (10 minutes coached and 5 minutes free)
A 1.5
hour (7s) session should be:
15 - warmup (always
with the ball)
15 - passing practice
15 - SAQ (physical
training)
15 - drill/skill practice
15 - game-related
practice
15 - small-sided
games (conditioned to the session's theme)
Our
website has a long-term planning schedule and a bank of drills and game-related
practices which can be used and adapted.
Giffnock SC on the
web
Giffnock recently featured in the excellent One-Two Magazine
January edition- http://www.onetwomagazine.org.uk/magazine/
We're also due to feature in the February edition of FC
Magazine, which I'll link to when that's off the press.
The BBC are also featuring us on their website as part of
their Get Inspired sports and acitvity programme:
Have you spotted Giffnock SC on the web or in the news?
Football Festival
Update
We've got our Czech friends from Ricany confirmed to visit
us and taking part in our Giffnock SC Football Festival 2014. The Fetival which
will be held in Pollok Park, Glasgow 24-25th May 2014, and will be bigger and
better again this year! We've also got our Danish friends from Albertslund
confirmed and some teams from Germany and France just to be confirmed. Keep up
to date with all the updates on our @GiffnockSCfest on twitter, check the trend
with #giffnockfestival and the website at www.gscfootballfestival.co.uk
Are you coming along to our Festival?
Other news
I will be out coaching some more girls' football at
Thornliebank, Giffnock, Robslee and Braidbar Primary Schools throughout January
and February; continuing Giffnock SC's excellent community programme.
What other school's would parents/players like us to visit next?
Giffnock SC has been starring in our very own meme after a twitter follower pointed out the similariyt between the Giffnock SC coach kit and the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation's uniforms. Obviously, our coaching is out of this world!
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