Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Fundamentals: Offensive - 1v1 Dribbling 2

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization: Players dribble around the box while defenders have 90 seconds to knock out as many attackers as possible. Attackers do toe taps and return. Defenders with least points does toe taps

Coaches role: Encourage intensity, get players to hunt one another down. Don't allow players to hide, get them to be assertive and take risks

Technical: Ball carryng technique "toe down", fast little touches, sharp turns, turning techniques to evade, use of both feet,

Tactical: Awareness "head on a swivel", spotting players in trouble, driving into space to escape

Social:

Psychological: Bravery, risk taking, assertivness

Physical: High intensity rounds, acceleration with the ball, making body contact, shielding

Stage 2 (20 mins)

Organization: 2v2+1. Defender passes the ball to the attacker to start the activity. The attackers scores by dribbling through the gates but if the defender steals the ball they have to get the ball to touch the wall to get a point.

Coaches role: Ball supply, encourage and highlight 1v1 moments

Technical goal: Positive first touch, body shape to receive and attack, cutting in both directions, larger touches into space, closer touches when engaging defender

Social: Communication with team mates, praise each other

Psycological: Bravery, risk taking, assertiveness, multiple solutions

Physical: High intensity, accelerations with and without the ball, making body contact, shielding