Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Running with Ball .1

Warm up - catch the tail (10 mins)

As players arrive start with skills turns

Inside hook/outsidehook/Stepovers etc

Assign bibs to player 50/50 split

everyone has a ball

Bring balls in and introduce session Running with ball first fun

one get though square

Factors

Line drill one defender one attacker attacker has to get from one

side of square to the other without losing his tail ( bib tucked in

side) use bodyto shield from defender physical contact controlled

Focus on movement acceleration and change of direction

Defender on toes anticipate and recoveryrun

Organisation

36 x 36 for the mini game finish or bigger depending on size and ability

3 boxes all 12 m by 12 m (x3 across to make the channels)

bibs 6 blue 6 orange random

Marker to keep player back

Four rotations everyone goes in the middle

1 square with space to expand if too tight per set of players and a start point

Skill - Running with Ball, chasing defender (20 mins)

Key Factors

Progression to a skill

Add a chasing defender then into finish by moving into two groups

of 6

3 attackers 3 defenders

Defender no contact to start just pressure or can theyrun past

attacker

Progress to shoulder contact and winning the ball

Have extra balls at the start so the drill keeps ticking over

2 finish into mini goal

Organisation

Cones as previous remove single cone and use to split pitches readyfor next drill ball spares in mini goals for quick restart attacker

triggers drill start each time