Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): CASA U9 TECHNICAL DAY (DRIBBLING FOCUS)

squirrles and Nuts (10 mins)

Set up 20x20 grid with a 5x5 grid in the middle

20 balls in the middle of the 5x5 (nuts)

split players into even teams of 4. approx. 3-4 per team

OBJECTIVE

relay race one at a time in each group run towards the small middle grid

you can have them do a variety of physical literacy movements each round while they go towards the "nuts"

- hop on 1 foot, 2 footed hops, crab crawl, skip, bear crawl, sprint.

Once they reach the "nuts" have them preform a ball mastery skill to get a ball.

-drag back, sole roll, outside turn, inside turn, scissors (before they grab a ball)

Once the nuts have been collected, to restart the game have players then perform tik toks, toe taps, outside/inside dribble etc with the ball and put the nuts back in the middle.  Still a competition one player from each line going at a time.

Once they preform a skill have them dribble the ball back to their line 

Most "nuts in the groups win.

COACHING POINTS

Physical literacy

Ball mastery moves under control

Dribbling under control 

Dribbling through traffic (10 mins)

Set up a 20x20 grid, place a bunch of scattered cones in the middle of the grid (traffic)

OBJECTIVE

1st player in the beginning of each line dribble through the traffic.

Once through the traffic players make a pass to the player diagonally across from your line, follow your pass and join that line.

PROGRESSION

add 2 nets and give each player a ball, have players dribble through the traffic, once through the 1st player to score wins that round, next player in each line go.  

3v3/4v4 Small Sided Games (15 mins)

Grid: 30x30

Let players play in small sided games to maximize touches and moments to shield and change direction.

Go 3v3 or 4v4 based on numbers