Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Marc McGhee Speed & Agility Dribbling Session

Speed & Agility (15 mins)

Organisation

Sprint start - 20 yards from start to finish with a 5 yard head start

Diagonal sprint - cones 2 yards apart in length 4 in width. 2nd cone only 2 wide of the 1st same for last

Speed Box - 5x5 yards box

Y Drill - bottom to middle cone 5 yards, bottom to top cone 8 yards, top end cones 3 yards from centre

Each station 5 yards apart

Activity

Sprint start - 1st player will start with a 5 yard advantage from the 2nd player. When the first player is ready to go they will sprint to the end cone as fast as they can will player 2 chasing. The first player can check and fake to go to try get away from 2nd player. When players finish at the top walk back recovery then switch

Diagonal Sprint - Players will sprint diagonally from cone to cone going around them. Once players get to the top it will be a walk back recovery

Speed box - Players will start at the bottom left hand cone. The player will sprint to the first cone then go backwards to the starting cone. Once back to the starting cone the player will then sprint diagonally across to the top right hand cone. When at the top the player will go backwards to the bottom right cone then finish with a sprint through the middle.

Y Drill - Players will start at the bottom cone and sprint to the top cone were the coach is standing at. The player will then decelerate and go backwards to the middle cone in a jockeying motion. When the coach feels the time is right they will pick a side for the player to then react and sprint to (right or left).

Players will go once round each station without a ball working for 1 minute 30 seconds with a 45 second rest inbetween.

Second time around players will work with a football working for 2 minutes with a 30 seconds rest in between.

Game Related (15 mins)

Organisation

40x30 box with 2 end zones

6v6 with 2 floaters

Activity - Game Related (End Zone)

Focusing on speed and agaility in a 1v1 dribbling situation

Aim of the game is to dribble into the end zone with the ball under control

If the team in posession successfully dribbles the ball into the end zone they will get 1 point

If the player who dribbles into the end zone with the ball beats a player in a 1v1 situation before they will get 2 points

The ball should be left in the end zone for the other team to then try to attack

Progression - If the team in possesion successfully dribbles the ball into the end zone whilst under control instead of leaving the ball in the end zone for the other team to get possession they will continue to keep the ball and try to atack the other end zone

If the defending team wins the ball they can then go and attack into either of the 2 end zones

Coaching Points