Objectives:
1. Continue to assess the new players development.
2. Make a game situation as real as possible.
As I set up the drills I got a senior member of the squad to take the warm-up. This would be similar to the warm-ups that have taken place over the previous weeks. While the lads were stretching the major muscle groups, I decided to have a chat with the manager. It was during this conversation that I discovered that the manager had concerns over his players lack of ability of using two feet. I explained to him that I would plan next weeks session on this as I wanted to test the shooting skills that been recently learnt.
To make the game as real as possible I decided to work the squad as hard as possible over the first part of the session. This would make the squad feel fatigued, and no doubt affect their athletic performance in terms of attacking and defending (Williams,1989). This would allow players to practice how to play over the last 30 minutes of a game. It is this stage of a game where concentration can become affected. I chose to do this as players in this league normally become fatigued in the late stages of a game. This game would hopefully allow the lads to become better than their opponents.
To make the lads feel fatigued I introduced drills that were similar to movements in football. This was important as I wanted to relate the drills to football. The drills I introduced were sprints and agility runs (topendsports.com) To make it interesting I split the group of 16 into two and made it into a competition.
As soon as the drills were finished I introduced the game. The game went as exactly as I wanted it to go. Both teams were struggling to execute the shooting drills as fatigued had affected their level of performance. That said, chances were being created by both teams which was a delight to see.
I must mention that the new players played in this match. Despite being poorer players of the squad, the lads had shown improvement from the previous week. At the end of the session I called the new lads over and discussed the game. I stressed that despite improvement had been shown it was vital that they practiced the drills that they had shown in order to progress and reach their potential (Williams&Reilly). This ended my session.
Anon (2007) topendssports.com [online] [accessed 15th November 2007, 13.24hrs]
Williams (1989) Beyond Training: How Athletes Enhance Performance Legally and Illegally. USA: Leisure Press.
Williams & Reilly: Talent Identification and Development in Soccer: Vol 18, Issue-9, September 2000, pages 657-667.
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