Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Penetrate/finish, shooting week 2

Warm up game, Dribble tag (10 mins)

Set up:

All players have a ball and perform dribbling moves and skills around an appropriate sized grid.

Objectives:

Two or three players have red bibs. They must dribble into the grid and try and hit a dribbles ball or legs below the knees with their ball. If a player is hit he must freeze and have the ball between his legs. If a player hits his ball against the frozen player’s ball and knocks it out of his legs, that player is unfrozen. Play for 2 mins then switch out taggers.

Coaching points:

Head up when dribbling using all parts of the foot.

Dribble with both feet, using turns and changes of pace

Taggers must decide how to strike the ball, Laces or side foot?

Two goal passing, crossing, shooting (20 mins)

Set up:

Two goals in an appropriate sized grid. Two cones for positioning. Coach with supply of balls.

Objectives:

The first player in the group (player A) passes to player B then runs around the cone into a position to score in goal 1. Player B then runs towards goal 2 and shoots from a ball played by you. Player A then replaces player B, who returns to the group. Repeat.

Coaching points:

Players are constantly moving and finding the right positions to take advantage of the balls played to them. It recreates situations your attackers will face in the matches they play.

Shooting technique and decision making are key here.