Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling/1v1 moves

Ball Mastery (10 mins)

Organization:

Two 10x20 yard spaces X & Z, side by side

All of the players start in the X space w/their own ball

Instructions:

All of the players dribble their own ball and maintain close control by shielding from others, players can "knock-out" another players ball from the X space and those players start a second competition in the Z space. If a player is knocked out of Z space they then return to X space. Each time a player is knocked out of one space or the other they get one point. The player w/the least amount of points at the end of the game is the winner, like golf low score wins.

Coaching Points:

Head up

Keep ball close

Turn body/hips/toes to face direction of balls destination and shield ball from others

Progressions:

P1: Can only use a certain surface of foot (inside/outside)

P2: Can only dribble w/one foot (left or right)

P3: Make space in X smaller than space in Z

Semi/ fully opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

See figure. 4 - 6 boxes (based on numbers) with Pugg goal and line set up as shown.

Instructions:

Player in box is the defender. They score a point by winning the ball back inside the sqaure. They can then become an attacker, attacker to defender. If defender gets beat by all the other players, they switch out with last attacker who scored.

Attackers score by dribbling out one of the sides for 1 point, or out the opposite side for 5 points. As soon as the ball is stolen or the attacker gets out of the box, the attacker on the other side can go. Winner has the most points.

Attackers must start 5 feet away from the sqaure (add cone for refrence point)

Coaching Points:

- Use of ball, body or both to unbalance defender

- What space is the defender giving you? (Eyes up)

- Commit the defender with little touches / exposing the ball (Entrance)

- Big touch to get past defender (Exit)

- Correct use of moves / changes of direction

- Be proactive, think about where you want to go before you attack and how you can get there

Progressions/Regressions:

P) Score in pugg goal for point (Attackers) or dribble over white line (defenders)

P) Score 3 points for goal in pugg next, 2 points for dribbling through gate under control. Defender scores 1 point by dribbling past white line.

SSG (20 mins)

Organization:

Instructions:

3v3

Coaching Points:

- recognize space

-head up

-keep ball close

- decisioin making (when to pass vs when to dribble)

Progressions/Regressions: