Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Land Park U10 U12 Session 3

Warm-up Arrival (30 mins)

Organization:

Each player with a ball, freely dribbling in area

Instructions:

PART 1

1) Challenges introduced to test players-(not numbers depenant good warm-up activity)

-First to 50 touches, First to 75 etc (how can you get 50 touches faster)

-look for players who work around the rules, look for those that follow exactly what you

2) Can you look to split two players (finding spaces behind and between players)

PART II

1) Every player has a ball except 2 (Defenders holding a pinnie)

2) The defender only has to touch the ball with their foot, when they do so they become the attacker and the player who was dribbling becomes the defender, now holding the pinnie

PART III

• The same as part 2, only now defenders can only get out of the middle if they steal the ball and score on one of the pugs Coaching Points:

1) Using the proper dribbling technique/surface of the foot

2) Looking for/identifiying where the open space.

3) Aware of the defenders, other attackers and boundaries

Developmental Repititions (20 mins)

Organization:

Same as previous

Instructions:

A - Players dribble out to end line and performs a 'dragback'. After turning they return to start line and partner goes. Process repeats.

B - Players dribble out and perform a stop start in the middle (rolly roll, high wave). At the end they perform a dragback. As they turn, make eye contact with the next person - this is their cue to go. Perform the stop start on the way back as you go past the next person.

Coaching Points:

- Pinky toe to dribble

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Correct execution of turn and stop start

- Ball out of feet

- Head up after turn/stop start

- Accelerate out of turn/stop start

Progressions:

- Use weaker foot on every other go

Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

Area set up as shown, Double the area from parts 1 and 2

Size of channel depends on age/ability of player and available space

Players divided into two teams

Instructions:

• Flying changes Play always start from the end line and in the wide channels, One pair steps out from each team, they play 2v2, if the attacking team score in the pug or miss and the ball goes over the end line, then the defending team is off and two new players from that team step out with a new ball. The white team then becomes the defending team. If the ball goes out over the side line, normal rules apply (except restarts are from a pass OR dribble in)

Coaching Points

-Attacking the space forward on the field (looking to penetrate)

-Identification of the space

-Identification of the defender

-Decision whether to turn or do a stop-start based on the above

-Space ahead & defender behind (cut across and dribble)

-Space ahead and defender alongside (Stop-start)

-Space behind and defender alongside (turn)

-Space ahead and defender behind (turn)

-Use of body, arms etc to fake

-Protect the ball or not? (risk vs reward)

-Distance of touch (helps next action)

-Direction of touch (based on next action)

-End product