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Shelbourne FC Academy will hold a football skills and physical challenge to determine who is the Football Icon in each of our Development Centres. All Challenges will be age specific.
NOTE: All Challenges must be video recorded or results will be Null & Void
Centre of Development
U8, U9, U10, U11
Individual Technical tests
Individual Fundamental Motor Skills Test
Individual Agility Tests
Individual Speed Tests
Centre of Excellence and High Performance
GROUP 1 – U12 DDSL, U13 DDSL, U13 LOI
GROUP 2 – U15 DDSL, U15 LOI, U16 DDSL
GROUP 3 – U17 DDSL, U17 LOI, U19 LOI, U19 LSL
Individual technical practice challenge
Individual agility challenge
Individual speed challenge
Individual anaerobic challenge
COD challenges and fundamental motor skills challenge
Catch a tennis ball lobbed from 10 metres. How many caught from 10 throws ?
One point awarded for each catch
How long can you hop on your right leg staying in a 1ft x 1ft square
Five points awarded only if 60 seconds is completed in the square
How long can you hop on your left leg staying in a 1ft x 1ft square
Five points awarded only if 60 seconds is completed in the square
How long can you balance on your right leg in a 1ft x 1 ft square
Five points awarded only if 60 seconds is completed in the square
How long can you balance on your left leg in a 1 ft x 1 ft square
Five points awarded only if 60 seconds is completed in the square
COD Challenges: agility runs and speed tests
The Illinois Agility run
Fastest time in group – 10 points – Second fastest time in group five points
The Figure 8 Agility run
Fastest time in group – 10 points – Second fastest time in group five points
The 505 Agility test
Fastest time in group – 10 points – Second fastest time in group five points
Zig Zag forward – backward speed test
Fastest time in group – 10 points – Second fastest time in group five points
20 metre Speed Test
Fastest time in group – 10 points – Second fastest time in group five points
COD Challenges: Technical practice challenge keep up
How many can you do? In this order
One touch on the right foot, one touch on the left foot; Two touches on the right foot, two touches on the left foot; three touches on the right foot, three touches on the left foot and so on…
You can start on either side, You must complete one side before moving to the other foot. Ball is not allowed to hit the ground.
COD Challenges: timed dribbling challenges
A time challenge.
How quick can you complete the circuit. Get eight items and a football in a bucket.
Place a bucket and mark out an area in the middle of the garden. Place eight items (cones) eight yards away from the bucket, in a circle formation.
With a ball, dribble towards each item. Picking one item up at a time and placing it back into the bucket. Keeping the ball under control. Ball must be touching or close to your foot when placing items into the bucket. After all eight items are in the bucket, you have to get the ball into the bucket without using your hands.
What time can you get all eight items and football into the bucket?
Try to use the outside of your foot after picking up the item, to drive towards the bucket.
COD Challenges: timed obstacle keep up
Using chairs or items with height.
Start on one side of the chair keeping the ball up.
Look to knock the ball over the chair and to keep the ball up, without the ball touching the ground
Repeat – how many times can you do it. 1 point for each completion
Add in four chairs in a straight line with a gap between look to complete the challenge going from one chair to the next keeping the ball up. Five points if four chairs are completed.
Look to move lateral as if you where shifting across as a unit with eyes on the ball.
COD Challenges: wall challenge
Kicking against a wall
Eight to 10 steps away from the wall.
Five levels
Level 1 – Keep the ball up and play it back onto the wall.
Level 2 – Keep the ball up two times, on the second touch play it against the wall
Level 3 – Keep the ball up three times, on the third touch play it against the wall.
Level 4 – Keep the ball up four times, on the fourth touch play it against the wall.
Level 5 – Keep the ball up five times, on the fifth touch play it against the wall.
Feet only to be used. Must be able to do each 10 times before moving to the next level 2 points for each level completed
COE/CHP Challenges: agility runs
Illinois Agility Run
Agility T Test
505 Agility Test
Agility Compass Test
Arrow Head Agility Test
10 points for fastest in Group
5 points for 2nd Fastest in Group
COE/CHP Challenges: speed tests
25 metre Speed test
60 metre Shuttle speed Test
40 metre Shuttle Speed Test
Zig Zag – Forward/Backward Speed Test
Sprint Recovery Test
10 points for fastest in Group
Five points for second fastest in Group
COE/CHP Challenges: mixed endurance and anaerobic tests
Sally UP Sally DOWN Press-ups
Sally UP Sally DOWN 1 leg squats Right
Sally UP Sally DOWN 1 leg squats Left
The Bronco Test
Burpee Challenge – how many in two minutes
COE/CHP Challenges: technical co-ordination tests
Dribbling – Zig Zag Forward & Backward speed test with the ball
Keep up – Keep the ball in the air while picking up 6 cones 1 at a time.
Step-over – how many step-overs in 60 Seconds over a stationary ball
Cruyff Turn Shuttle – between cones 10 metres apart how many Cruyff Turns can you do in 60 seconds
Head & Touch the Ground – Head the ball in the air and touch the ground. How many can you do in 60 seconds continuously without stopping
Rules
All players must return video evidence to their team Coaches
All videos must be in by requested time
Team coaches will log points of their players
Overall winner of COD will be named Shelbourne FC Academy COD Icon Champion
The 3 Group winners will Compete with each other in a designated challenge to decide who will be the overall COE/CHP Academy Icon Champion.
Both Winners will receive prizes from the Shelbourne FC Academy
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