Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Futsal Dribbling 2 (Start Time: 2022-02-11 18:30:00)

Line Dribbling (10 mins)

Organization:

Each player should dribble the ball around the

edge of the court. Upon the coach’s signal,

they should enter the court and dribble freely,

changing direction and pace. They return to the

edge of the court upon the coach’s next signal.

Coaching Tips:

The player must use light touches to ensure

they keep the ball as close to their feet as

possible.

Ball control is more important than speed.

The player should run with short, quick

steps.

Keeping the head up while dribbling

is vitally important to the subsequent

development of an attacking move.

Less Challenging:

Restrict who enters the middle of the court by assigning numbers to specific players.

More Challenging: 

Make the exercise into a race to see who can perform the skill and return to the edge of the court first. 

2v2 to Goal (20 mins)

Organization:

To improve decision-making skills in group

attacking and defensive aspects of the game,

starting with a 2v2 scenario. To work on basic

small-group technical/tactical options.

Coaching tips:

One-two

A player passes to the supporting team-

mate and then runs off the ball into space

behind the marker to receive the ball back

from the supporting player. This option is

normally used in 2v2 situations to create a

2v1, by drawing a defender away from their zone.

Overlap

This is where two team-mates cross

over. An attacker goes on a bending run

from their position around the player in

possession, aiming to receive the ball or

cause confusion in the defense at the

moment of the crossover. This confusion

can then be exploited by the player on the

ball.

Parallel move

An attacker runs off the ball (not

necessarily after a pass) into the space

behind the defender marking the player

in possession, in order to receive a pass.

This is known as a parallel run because it

is normally made when the ball is on the

wing and the player making the move off

the ball receives the pass down the line.

Back-door cut with player on the ball

reading the play and playing a pass

A player drops back down the wing towards

their goal, taking their marker with them,

thereby creating space that they can then

run into behind

Less Challenging:

Increase the playing area.

More Challenging:

Unlimited number of touches until the first

goal, then three touches until the second

goal, then two touches until the third goal,

one touch after the third goal except after

regaining possession (when two touches are

allowed).