Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 1v1 and skills session

Turns and skills (15 mins)

Players on outside play inside player a face to face pass one touch. Middle player will then go through a variety of turns and skills and play the opposite player.

Players switch and vary the skills. and work on the opposite diagonal.

1v1 (20 mins)

Player 1 will deliver a ball to player 2 who will receive the ball and attack player 1 at pace with skill. Players will switch lines after they finish their turns.

Progressions

1- Player 3 dribbles to cone to the right or left of them at mid field, player 4 overlaps the goal opposite where player 3 dribbled. Player 3 plays a drop pass to player 4 and defends.

2- Player 5 dribbles to mid field, lays the ball off behind him to player 6 who is following right behind him. Player 6 Instantly goes at the now defender player 5.

3- Player 1 plays a pass to player 2 who receives the ball and attacks player 1. Player one cannot cross midfield and player 2 cannot pass mid field until they make their way through the sticks, then Player 1 can defend again. (Variation- Coach can secretly tell player which set of sticks they have to go through.)

4- Both lines are on the same side coach rolls a ball and players fight for it and score in either goal at the end.

5- 1v1 attacking to shoot in either goal then defend 1v1.

6- Player plays ball to player across grid and sprints around a goal next to them. Player then defends player he gave ball to.

7-Players stand side by side and when coach serves ball, players sprint around respective goals and try to score.

1v1 (15 mins)

Players are in 2 teams.

Server plays ball to players and they race to win it and battle to knock ball off of the cone.

1 ball per turn can be knocked off.

1 point for the near ball

2 points for the middle cones

1 point for the far cone.