Objectives:
1. Discover what standard the players are currently at.
2. Start to build a relationship with the squad.
Thursday 18th October 2007
After a ten minute warm-up which consisted of a jog, skip, side steps, heel flicks, high knees, and stretching of the major muscle groups. It is advisable to warm up in preparation for the increased energy demands which muscles and related systems have to cope with during exercise (Hazeldine,2000). I then decided that a game should be played to start the session. This surprised the squad, however, this gave me the perfect opportunity to assess the squad, in terms of basic football skills and technique.
After watching the game for a short period I soon realised that the group were all on the same level. All players were able to trap, pass (long and short), shoot, and header comfortably. However, I believed that this was being made easier as players were not being tracked tight enough. It must also be noted that not all players were communicating with each other. It was obvious that the newly formed team were not close-knit unit. It was these concerns which helped me plan the rest of the session. The feedback provided information on weaknesses and how to improve (Magill,1998).
To begin with I decided to start with a fun game which involved with the team communicating with each other in order to win. Hopefully this communication would then be switch into a game situation. The game, named ’Piggy on the Outside’, can only be won if communication between players is used (Totalyouthfootball). This was successful as all players seemed to work together.
After this I decided to work on the tracking problem that had been so evident in the game. For this I introduced a game called ’Mirrors’. This involved tracking your partner, as closely as possible, over a certain time (Totalyouthfootball). Despite this being a hardworking exercise, all players seemed to be trying their hardest to improve.
To end the session I finished with a game. However, unlike earlier, there would be more than one game taking place. I decided that there should be a four-a-side game on two pitches. I decided this as the players would be able to get involved in the game more often (more passes, headers, touches). More importantly I would be able to see if communicating and player tracking had improved. Thankfully it had. This ended my first session.
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Magill,R.A.(1998)Motor learning: Concepts and applications. Singapore. McGraw-hill
Anon (2007) Totalyouthfootball [online] [accessed 19th October 2007, 10.24hrs]
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