Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Briarcliff U10g: Scissors/ Double Scissors

Technical Warm Up (20 mins)

Organization:

As many cones as required down on the ground in a random pattern. Each player has a ball.

Instructions:

Players are to dribble freestyle in, out and around the cones until given one of the following instructions;

Messi Dribble

Xavi Dribble

Ronaldo Dribble

Left Foot Only - inside/outside

Right Foot Only - inside/outside

Alternate Feet

150 Touches with left

150 Touches with right

300 Touches with both

Stationary Scissors

Mobile Scissors

Shoulder Feint

Coaching Points:

1) Head up and why we do this.

2) Dribble with laces/small toe and why we do this.

3)Why do we use this particular style of dribbling and when do we use it?

Progression:

Players can attempt to knock away other players ball whilst protecting their own.

Place blue cones in the grid and have players work on the introduction of the scissors/ double scissors

Opposed Activity (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 30 x 30 Area Size.

2. Split the group into teams of 4.

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:

The Scissors:

Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

Take the ball away using the outside of the opposite foot

Complete the same motion with the opposite foot

Unbalance defender with ball movement

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

Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

Attack defenders front foot

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.

Progressions:

- 2v2

- Player that scores needs to run back and touch their own goal before joining back in the activity