Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Scissors and Scissor Cannon

Technical (15 mins)

Organization: Each player with soccer ball. 4 red cones and 4 blue cones per channel. Red cones mark corners, blue mark corners.

Instructions: First player in line A dribbles from red cones to opposite red cones. Once they reach the blue cones in middle they will perform Scissors . Once the Player A reaches the far red cones, Player B does the same going to opposite red cones.

Coaching Points:

(1). Go through feint technique in demonstration again.

(2). Small (Messi) touches to the blue cones.

(3). Big (Ronaldo) touch and accelerate after the move.

(4). Head comes up after move

Progressions:

(1) A dribbles to B, B dribbles to A.

(2). A and B dribble at same time. Take away to RIGHT of each other.

(3). Take away to LEFT of each other

Opposed (25 mins)

Organization:

30 x 20 yd area.

12 players, even lines.

Each blue player needs a ball on progression.

Four gates at each corner of the grid.

Instructions:

Start without soccer ball 1v1.

Coach designates which team will be taggers and which team will be Flee.

The fleeing team will attempt to use feints and moves to elude tagger and run through one of the two gates on opposite side. If Fleer is successful then the next two start. Taggers attempt to tag fleer. If Fleer is tagged then next two players go.

Switch after 3 to 5 rounds.

Coaching Points:

(1). Speed of approach

(2). Timing of Feints/moves

(3). Change of speed and direction

(5). Weight of touches on approach vs weight of touch after beating defender

DEFENDER WINS THE BALL THEY IMMEDIATELY DRIBBLE ATTACK TO OPPOSITE GATES

Progressions:

(1). Each player has a ball

(2). 2 attackers 2 defenders. Man to man defending only.

(3). 2v2 free play