Football Camps - why use us?
Football Camp - a typical day with Strive Football Academy
Strive Football Academy has been running football coaching camps for boys and girls aged 6 to 14 for the past four years. We work to develop football skills and confidence, keep fit, and have fun with friends.
What makes our football coaching camps different?
I am often asked ‘what is different about your camp?’ by parents and players deciding whether to book with us for a coaching camp. As a company who specialises in elite football coaching, we take this ethos into account when planning coaching camps too.
Our days are structured, with focus on improving players rather than just ‘games all day’. We pride ourselves on this focus because it means that each player will learn something new every day.
What does a typical day look like?
Each day has a specific topic that we will focus on; this could be anything from shooting to passing or skills.
The schedule of the day breaks down like this:
8:45am - 9am arrival
9am - 10:30am morning drills with that day’s topic as the focus
10:30am -10:45am morning snack
10:45am - 12 pm focused drills in a match like scenario
12pm - 1 pm lunch
1pm - 1:45pm recap of the morning’s focus
1:45pm - 3pm matches with focus/restrictions to maximise that day’s focus
3pm pick up
For example, at our most recent Easter camp we focused one of the days on ‘skills to beat a defender in a match’. When doing any drills in a group setting we think about maximising the time that each player has with the ball at their feet.
So, we would start the day with breaking down how we are going to beat a defender. We’ll look at the following skills:
Do we have disguise to unbalance or shift the defender?
Can we change direction to prevent the defender getting the ball?
Do we have an explosive touch in to the space to get away from the defender?
First we cover our objective and how we are going to establish the skill. Next the players will practise the skill unopposed, as we find this is the best way to get the hang of new skills.
The second part of the day will be about putting this into practice in a controlled environment. For example, we’ll look at trying to beat a defender in a small grid or with a time limit. This is to get used to putting the aforementioned steps into action without the pressure of 5 defenders running at you! It also maximises the amount of repetitions we can do.
Finally, we will play matches with restrictions in place that emphasise what we are trying to work on.
Here are some of the scenarios we’ve used before:
You must beat a defender in a one vs one situation before you can score
If you do a skill to beat a defender you get a goal
We have found, through running camps with this structure for the last 4 years or so, our players not only make improvements but also enjoy the day and stay engaged throughout.
If you have any questions about or camps or want to sign up - get in contact by clicking here.
Hope to see you soon,
Jesse.