THE FA LICENSED COACHES’ CLUB CPD EVENT
GARETH SOUTHGATE
&
FA SKILLS COACHES
LCC LEVELS 1-4
EVENT RUNNING ORDER:
18:00 – 19:00:
FA SKILLS TEAM DELIVERY ON PITCH IN FRONT OF STAND
19:00 – 19:15:
GARETH SOUTHGATE INTRODUCTION ON MAIN PITCH
19:15 – 20:45:
GARETH SOUTHGATE DELIVERY ON FULL PITCH WITH
ACADEMY PLAYERS
20:45 – 21:00:
Q&A SESSION IN FRONT OF MAIN STAND WITH GARETH
SOUTHGATE, FA SKILLS TEAM & RCDM’s
“YOUNG PLAYERS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO BE CREATIVE AND
EXPRESSIVE IN THEIR PLAY. COACHES SHOULD CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE PLAYERS ARE CONFIDENT TO EXPERIMENT
WITH THEIR SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES DURING GAMES AND GAMERELATED PRACTICE”
-The Future Game
WORKING THROUGH THE TRANSITIONAL AGES
5-11 Yrs
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYERS TO EXPLORE, QUESTION AND
FOSTER THEIR NATURAL CURIOSITY AND IMAGINATION; ENCOURAGING
PLAYERS TO BE CREATIVE AND TAKE CONSIDERED RISKS IN BOTH PRACTICES
AND GAMES
12-16 Yrs
CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE PLAYERS IN THIS AGE GROUP TO BE CREATIVE
BY DESIGNING CHALLENGING PRACTICE SESSIONS; DECISION MAKING AND
SKILL DEVELOPMENT ARE ENCOURAGED THROUGH CLEVER PRACTICE DESIGN
17-21 Yrs
PLAYERS MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES OF TEMPO, INCORPORATING A
TIMELY MIX OF PLAYING STYLES, WITH A BLEND OF ORTHODOXY AND
CREATIVE UNPREDICTABILITY WHILST ACKNOWLEDGING SAFETY AND RISK
ELEMENTS
FA SKILLS COACHES
5-11 Age Range
Key Coaching Points
ARRIVAL ACTIVITY
Twisting, turning and dodging to avoid opponents (low centre of gravity).
When being chased, can you ‘feint’ and ‘trick’ your opponent into thinking
you’re going to move one way before accelerating away in the opposite
direction.
When defending: react quickly to the movement of the players you are
chasing.
Work as a team to deceive and evade taggers.
Taggers to work as a team to catch the attackers-denying space and
isolating individuals.
Introduce ball for everyone.
Remove balls leaving a ball per group. Catchers can only catcher players
who are in possession of the ball.
DRIBBLING AND
RUNNING WITH THE
BALL
Key Coaching Points
Players should look to make movements into space to receive the ball.
Players should look to receive the ball with a positive first touch into
space.
Players should look to run with the ball with speed and control towards
the ‘end zone’.
Players off the ball should look to find positions where they can support
the players in possession.
Players with the ball should look to run with the ball to draw defenders to
create space for the team mates who can receive the ball.
DRIBBLING AND
PASSING
Key Coaching Points
Recognition of potential passing options when the central attacker
player takes the ball-on towards goal.
Drawing defender and moving with the ball to create space for others to
receive passes.
Delivering balls to supporting players and weighting passes into space for
team mates to run onto.
Disguise passes to outwit defender.
Practice attacking with width.
Crossing and finishing.
GARETH SOUTHGATE
17-21 Age Range
Gareth Southgate was appointed England
Under 21 Head Coach in August 2013. He has
won the League Cup twice with Aston Villa
(1995/96) and as captain of Middlesbrough
(2003/04) respectively.
Making over 500 League Appearances he was
also part of the Crystal Palace team that won
the First Division Championship in 1993/94.
Along the way, Southgate was capped 57 times
for England, playing in the World Cup (1998)
and European Championships (1996, 2000)
POSSESSION OVER THE LINE
Receive ball in end zone or dribble over line
Offsides apply
Goalkeepers serve and can play once more in build up
Quick combinations
Individual dribbling
Penetrative runs
CREATIVE PLAY IN THE FINAL THIRD
8v8 plus goalkeepers (one acts as server)
Progression from previous exercises
Blues attack main goal
Look for overlaps, play between lines, penetrative runs, quick
combinations, individual dribbling, crosses & GOALS!
Defenders attempt play out in composed manner to score in small goals
CREATIVE PLAY IN THE PENALTY BOX
Creative penalty box play
4v4 can play off outside men
Double goals for a goal from a wall pass or ball round the corner
SESSION NOTES…
Questions to consider when observing…
 What parts of the environment/ practice is encouraging creativity?
 Note down some specific examples of how the coaches manage mistakes to
positively influence player’s creativity?
 Within your practice how do you encourage creativity?
NEXT CPD EVENT
NEXT CPD EVENT:
Tony Caig Coaching
Demonstration
Date: Monday 15th September
2014
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Location: Brunton Park,
Carlisle United
Carlisle
United
1st
Team
goalkeeping coach is to deliver a
coaching demonstration with the Carlisle United Academy which will focus on
‘Utilising Goalkeepers within your Session’.
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The Cumberland Football Association would like to thank Penrith AFC for the use of their
facilities and players.