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Spring 2010 - Player Development and Goalkeeper Training

Session Schedule
Dates
Age Group
Times
Location

April 7,14,21,28

Players U8 - U10

5:00 - 6:15 PM

Players U11 & Older

6:15 - 7:30 PM

May 5, 12, 19, 26

Players U8 - U10

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Players U11 & Older

6:30 - 8:00 PM


Session Topics
Date
Session
 
Date
Session

Wednesday,
April 7, 2010

Surfaces 1 – Incorporating all parts of the foot on their own, and then in combination with others

Wednesday,
May 5, 2010

Passing and Receiving  - Basic passing technique combined with use of different surfaces to receive ball

Wednesday,
April 14, 2010

Moves – Simple but effective techniques used in attacking one v one situations

Wednesday,
May 12, 2010

Surfaces 2 – Combination of all surfaces, moves and v’s  to improve  consistency and speed with the ball

Wednesday,
April 21, 2010

V’s – Movement of ball in v-shape to change direction or create space in preparation for next movement

Wednesday,
May 19, 2010

Ball Striking – Basic ball striking technique

Wednesday,
April 28, 2010

Turns – Change of direction with the ball to turn away from defender or to face the defender in order to attack them one v one

Wednesday,
May 26, 2010

Ball Striking/Shooting – Use of ball striking technique in combination with other ball movements


Player Development and Goalkeeper Training Objective
To provide weekly individual technical training sessions for both field players and goalkeepers to supplement their HVSA travel team training sessions.

To be conducted by professional trainers from the Total Soccer Academy, training for field players will have an emphasis on the development of footskills and using various surfaces of the feet to maintain possession, change directions, evade defenders, etc.  Additionally, each session will include a separate goalkeeper group focusing on specialized training that is often not addressed in the typical team training session.

ON THE FIELD, sessions will consist of an active warm-up and technical skills introduction / practice to be followed by a progression of small-sided activities and games designed to encourage the player's application of technical skills.

 

Each week, goalkeepers will be introduced to small-sided activities and games with field players emulating game-like conditions.

 

Players are split up into two age groups 8-10 and 11 & older to facilitate training in the most age/ability appropriate settings.

 

Please have players to sessions 5 minutes early and be sure to bring water.

 

Players need to bring a ball and are required to wear shin guards.

 

Conditions permitting, all sessions will take place on field #2 at Washington Crossing State Park.