Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 9V9 pregame

100 Touch Race (10 mins)

Dribbling - Developmental- Ball Mastery 

Organization:

• 20x30 yard area
• Each player with a ball 

Instructions:

• Players dribble around the box trying to avoid collisions with the other players.
• Players also want to make sure they keep the ball inside the box.
• Players race to get 100 touches
• When finished, players place their foot on top of the ball to let the Coach know they have finished.
• Rest of the players have ten seconds to finish their touches once a player has won.  

Coaching Points:

• Ball close enough to the body, but not caught up under their feet
• Head up, avoid collisions and find open space
• Dribble with good speed
• Accelerate away from pressure
• Timing of move
• Messi/Ronaldo Touches 

Progressions:

• P1: Add rule #1, If a player collides with another player or dribbles outside of the square, their score goes back to 0
• P2: If a player can take a Ronaldo Touch through two players forming a gap, they add 5 points to their score. 
• P3: If a player is about to run out of bounds or in to a player they can perform a turn for 2 added points.

Passers vs Dribblers (10 mins)

Organization:

• Approx. 24 x 12 yd area
• 2 teams of 4 players, 1 team all players with ball, other team share 1 ball

Instructions:

• Team sharing the ball must try to hold possession for as long as they can
• Dribblers will try to disrupt play but dribbling into passing lines to potentially intercept a pass, they must have a ball to do so. They may also tag the player with the ball to end the possession.
• Allow each team a few rounds before switching roles

Coaching Points: 

PoP: Width, Depth, Mobility, Creativity, Penetration

• Passing Technique: Quality (Pace, Accuracy, Timing) Deception when needed
• Communication: Verbal and Non-verbal to ensure passing effectiveness and speed of play
• Scanning the field to be proactive and have decisions formulated prior to receiving the ball.
• When to pass, when to dribble

Progressions:

• P1: If the space allows and players require a greater challenge, allow dribblers to knock their ball into the ball in possession, ending the possession time.
• P2: To allow more success for the attackers, take two soccer balls away from the dribblers, and they must now work together to disrupt possession and/or move the ball around to put themselves in a position to tag the player with the ball.