Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): dribbling feint

Dribble Tag (10 mins)

In a 15w x 20l grid, all players dribbling a soccer ball will try to tag each other with their hands. If a player abandons their own ball you may tag their ball for extra points. (score is not as important as how they manipulate the ball) Have players keep count of their tags and try to beat their own score each round.

Check for understanding questions:

Coach-what parts of the foot are used for dribbling? Player: Laces to dribble forward and inside/outsdie of the foot to turn/cut

Coach: why is it important to keep your eyes up? Player: To avoid getting tagged or to find players to tag.

Main Theme - Attacking 1v1 (Opposed) (15 mins)

Organization:

12 x 20 (Players as shown)

-Encourage move worked on in previous week but also encourage creativity in something entirely new

Instructions:

- Defender (blue) passes / serves to attacker (white).

- Attacker scores by dribbling through gates

-(Can either have players score by dribbling through two outside gates which will potentially increase chances of success for the attacker, or have players score by dribbling through the middle gate which will enforce cutting behind the defender once they have beaten them.)

- Defender scores by stealing ball and scoring

- Players switch lines

- First player to 10 wins, switch fields.

Coaching Points:

1. Controlled approach driving at defender's front foot.

2. Timing / Exaggeration of move - just outside tackling radius / shoulder, knee, eyes

3. Body shape - low centre of gravity

4. Eyes up, identication of space, change of speed, angle of next touch to set up for next movement.

5. After execution of skill, must cut behind defender to close off their angle of approach.

Free Play (30 mins)

Organization:

3v3 Small-sided tournament games: 4 teams of 3 players eachteam. 2 fields of 20x30 yards with 2 Pugg Goals on opposite endlines.

Instructions:

4 Teams of 3, play 3v3 tournament style format where each team will play one another. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 for a loss. Each game should be approximately 6-8 minutes in duration (obviously play a 3 game tournament).

Coaching Points:

· Review of session's learning outcomes being translatedinto the game

· 3 lines of attack

· Creating triangle (gives angles of support)

· Making triangle as big as possible (Creating space)