Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Feint/Double Feint

Feint Introduction (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 30 x 30 Area Size.

2. Split the group into teams of 3.

Instructions:

White Team Attackers

Blue Team Defenders

- White Team looks to quickly penetrate the space in front of the defender

- Blue Team works to tag the attacker before he or she can run between the two gates in their grid

- Introduce the feint movement off the ball

Points System:

- If the Attacker gets through the gate it is 1 PT.

- If the Defender tags the attacker, they recieve 1 PT.

Second Round Points System:

If attacker successfully complete a feint/double feint movement: 2 PTS

- If the Attacker gets through the gate it is 1 PT.

- If the Defender tags the attacker, they recieve 1 PT.

- Play for 4x3 min intervals or until one team scores 10 pts.

Coaching Points:

- How can you off-balance your defender with your body movement?

- Are you attacking the space right towards the defender?

- After you successfully off-balanced your defender can you accelerate to reduce defender recovery chances?

- If your defender doesn't commit the first time, can you convince them to commit with a second feint?

Progressions:

Main Activity 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 30 x 30 Area Size.

2. Split the group into teams of 3.

Instructions:

1. White team attacks the goal and then defends, as soon as the ball goes out the blue player attacks and this process continues.

Coaching Points:

1. Do you gave to beat the player or can you just create space to get shot at goal.

2. Quick transition after possession is turned over.

The Feint:

- Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

- Attack the space directly infront of the Defender

- Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

- Take the ball away using the outside of the opposite foot

- Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

- Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

- Timing of Execution of move based upon space between you and the defender

- Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribble