Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling (1v1) Youth Level (Start Time: 2014-03-24 16:00:00)

Warm-Up (ball mastery)

Organization: 40x40 1 ball per player.

Instructions: Following ball mastery and juggling, players dribble their ball in area. Perform various actions on coach's command (e.g. roll, inside of foot, outside of foot, and so on).

Coaching Points:

Head up to observe space.

Close ball control - Little toe dribbling (Messi)

Space available - run with the ball/instep (laces) (Ronaldo)

Selection of surface

Progressions: 1) Weaker foot.

Main Theme

Organization:

- 20 x 15

- 3- 4 Players Per Station

- 2 Balls

Instructions:

- Objective: Player have to dribble to opposite side without the defender winning the ball.

- Everytime Player gets across: Get Reward with a point

- Players must identify how, when, and where to attack

- Command Players to use Skill moves, so they can feel confident with the ball ( To develop Creativity)

- If defender wins the ball ( Player swap roles)

- Defender is only allowed to move from cone to cone (laterally

Coaching Points:

- Head up

- Close Control

- Attack in Speed

- Recognize the moment to Change Direction/Speed

- Proper moment to perform the move when facing a defender

- Proper Technique on using the Skill move

Progressions:

- Enforce on using the Skill move ( Challenge)

- Can Add 2 defender in the middle (Simple to Complex)

Condition Game

Organization:

- 30 x 30

- 6 players

- 1 Ball

- 4 Gates

Instructions:

- The objective is to have the player enhance their Dribbling technique and will force them to have 1 v 1 scenarios

- To recieve a point player must dribble thru a gate.

- The team will be assigned on what gates to pentrate.

Coaching Points:

- Head up

- Close Control

- Attack in Speed

- Recognize the moment to Change Direction/Speed

- Proper moment to perform the move when facing a defender

- Proper Technique on using the Skill move

- Attack the front foot (Away from Defender Tackling Radius)

- Yard Distance between you and defender (Performing the move)

- When, Where and how to dribble? What Type of Dribbling Pressure is? Tight pressure (Close Control)

Low Pressure with open space ahead (Big touches)

Progressions:

- Have players use a skill move agansit a defender before dribbling thru a gate

- Free Play

Condition Game

Organization:

- 40 x 40

- 8 Players

- 6 Goals

- 1 Ball

- Two Endzones

Instructions:

- Objective: Players will work on dribbling (1 v 1) in a directional acitvity

- Players will be assign an endzone to attack

- In each endzone there will be 1 player (D) to prevent/delay the attacking player to pentrate.

- Player with the ball is the only allowed to attack in the endzone (1 v 1)

- Team to Score in the net will recieve a point

Coaching Points:

-Head up

- Close Control

- Attack in Speed

- Recognize the moment to Change Direction/Speed

- Proper moment to perform the move when facing a defender

- Proper Technique on using the Skill move

- Attack the front foot (Away from Defender Tackling Radius)

- Yard Distance between you and defender (Performing the move)

- When, Where and how to dribble? What Type of Dribbling Pressure is? Tight pressure (Close Control)

Low Pressure with open space ahead (Big touches)

Progressions:

- Rotation

- 3pts if the Att. Player use a skill move to beat a defender inside the endzone

- Free Play