Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Ball Mastery

Ball Mastery Circuit

Ball Mastery Circuit

3 Grids - Equal amount of players in each grid. In every grid each group performs an exercise for 90 seconds then rotates to the next grid. Once a group has finished all three grids they return to the original grid and new exercises are performed, This continues until 4 rotations occur.

Grid 1 - Multiple rows of cones depending on numbers. 10 cones per line 2 feet apart. Exercices include outside/outside/inside/inside R foot only, then L foot, outside/inside R, ouside /inside L, etc.

Grid 2 - Players dribble from cone to cone and perform changes of directon moves such as the inside cut R, inside cut L, outside cut R, outside cut L, step on, Cruyff etc. Grid can be modified to include stops and starts and faint skill sets.

Grid 3 - Players in pairs in a 4 cone grid dribble from corner cone to corner cone dribbling with R foot only and using inside of R foot only around the cone (Outside of R foot), with L foot only and using inside of L foot only around the cone (Outside of L foot), etc.

KFS

Eyes on the ball

First touch

Execution of technicque

P&R Square

Passing & Receiving

Up/Back/Up/Back Pattern

One player at each cone with overload at the ends (1&5). Start with one ball at one end to get familiar with pattern then introduce a second and third ball depending ont he progress.

1 plays to 2 who sets the ball bak to pass to 3 who sets to 2 who plays to 4 who sets for 3 who plays to 5. Player rotation is 1-2-3-5-4-6-1.

KFS

Weight of the passes.

Accuracy of the passes

Angle of support

Distance of support

Timing of support

Communication

Eyes on the ball