Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Individual Possession DWB/V move-Maradona move

Warm up (15 mins)

Organization:

30x30yrd grid. Cones scattered in various areas of the grid

Instructions:

- Players to dribble around the area in/out of the cones.

- Players with a ball each doing ball mastery moving from cone to cone: bell touches, outside/inside, toe taps, rolls, roll-stop etc. (moves carried out using inside, outside, and bottom of the left foot and right foot)

- Players to practice dribbling moves at the cones that had been done in previous session (feint move/double feint move/scissor/double scissors)

Coaching Points:

Messi vs Ronaldo touches.

- Head up and look for space (look for a cone that other players are not going to). Also when doing the ball mastery look forward at the cone, training to get head up when moving with the ball.

- Body position low when performing the dribbling move to change direction

- Moves done at speed and under control

Progressions:

- Various dribbling moves

Main Theme2 (25 mins)

Organization:

20x30yrd field, 4 small gates, balls, 2 teams (Att) (Def)

Instructions:

Defender pass the ball to the Attacker and try to make recovery run,attacker will receive and try to score in any of the 2 small gates.

Defenders will try to close the space and win the ball, if so Defender can score in any of the 2 gate in the other side.

Coaching Points:

Recognition of space closed out by defender

1st touch looking to exploit space

Direction and distance of final touch

Recognition that space is in behind defender

Use defenders momentum against them

Apply the right move in the right time depending on the defender situation, location, and space.

Progressions:

- 1v1's, 2v2s, 3v3s, 4v4s etc.