Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): developing a touch- Coaching Edu. Night- Rathbun

Figure eight (5 mins)

Organization:

-Two cones per player

- each player needs a ball at their feet

-cones will be 7-10 steps apart

Instructions:

Dribble the ball through the cones in a "figure eight " pattern

-phase one: any foot you want to use ( just to warm up and get the touch down)

-phase two: right foot only

-phase three: left foot only

-phase four: rolls through the middle

Coaching Points:

phase one coaching points : use whatever part of the foot( that you are using) is close to the cone. when you do your example walk through, with the players, have them stop by the cone. This will change depending on what side of the cone they start. Once they have that mastered, have them start to work on keeping the ball under control more with their touches and having them keep it closer to the cone.

phase two/three: same coaching points as phase one

phase four: same coaching points around the cones but in the middle when they are doing the rolls remind them to always roll across their body and then have them take it with the foot that didnt roll ( lead foot)

conditioned game-changing directions (20 mins)

Organization: 3 v 1 with two supporting players

Instructions:

Players A have to connect passes together while supporting each other and making passes to the feet. To earn a point, you have to change direction with a skill and play the ball (within two passes) to the outside players (C)

Coaching Points:

Keep head up and movement on and off the ball. Get passes to feet and remind players C that they should always be moving to support the ball and players