Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): TAFC U12 Dribbling Practice (Start Time: 2021-09-09 18:00:00)

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John Norman

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Name:	John Norman
City:	Cardiff
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Familiarisation with the mechanics of and importance of dribbling.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling - Heads Up

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Dribbling - Heads Up

Practice Duration = 10 Minutes Purpose - Moving the ball through tight areas.

Dribbling - Mechanics

1) Lots of Touches (covers 'keep ball close' too)

2) Use Different Surfaces of Both Feet

3) Keep Head Up and Glance at Ball - don't Stare!

4) Change of Direction

5) Change of Pace

Organisation - Layout as shown. Flexible in terms of player numbers. Approx. 8m x 8m squares for 8 players - coach's discretion. Squares too big = too easy Squares too small = too difficult.

Practice - Players are asked to dribble in all directions and keep within their square.

In Play Progressions - Use weaker foot only // Use laces only // Use outside of feet only // Speed up // Slow down

Mechanics are to be used at coach's discretion based upon ability level of the group.

Challenge - On the whistle, players are to dribble the ball into the opposite square by passing between points A and B. 'Head up' is the focus for this challenge. Can a team pass into the opposite square without making contact with other players/other footballs.

* With newer players it is vital to encourage them to find the correct body position in order to change direction. Many players chase the ball and stretch out a foot to make contact - result invariably is overbalance and linear movement, therefore loss of control. Body position should be covered in a demo at the very start of the training session.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling - Warm up and Intro

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Dribbling - Warm up and Intro

Key Factors

Explain why and when dribbling is used

Demo the importance of body position when changing direction

Introduce lots of touches and heads up

Organisation

Simple exercise involving whole group split into three - 'Simply' dribble the ball through the cones - a couple of practice runs and then a challenge/race between teams. - Tell players we will revisit this race at the end so learn as much as you can!

There are possibly too many cones in this picture but and too many players would be stood around so maybe reduce to 4 or 5 cones.

Game - a ball each 0 dribble from start point through cones and upon reaching the pole, SHOUT your team colour (to encourage communication and eye contact between players) - the next player may not start until the player at the pole has shouted RED or whatever their colour is.

As players are preparing for the start of the next group run - emphasise mechanics and body position.

Player reaching pole stays there until all players have reached the pole.