Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling TECH,SKILL, SSG

Skill (15 mins)

DRIBBLING ( SKILL )

Playing Area 20X20

12 Players 6v6 ( 1v1 )

12 balls set up around square

OBJECTIVE ( 1min set )

RED team enter square in 1v1 and take posesseion and start to dribble round the square

On Coaches command BLUE team enter square and attempt to gain posession from RED team and then attempt to dribble around the square for as long as possible up to the 1min allowcated time.

Should a ball leave the square whoever theplayed the ball out the opposing team look to take control of any other available ball. ( SHOULD THERE BE NO BALLS LEFT THEN THOSE 2 NOW STAND STILL )

After the 1 min time allowcation lapses, on coaches command everyone is to stop play. A count is then made to see which team has the most balls in their posession.

The game is then replayed with TEAMS switching roles.

SSG (30 mins)

SSG ( DRIBBLING CONDITIONED )

Small Sided Game

6v6 + GK

Pitch split into 3 zones

Play to start with no conditions

Coach to work with TEAM in posession only

CONDITIONS

Conditioned introduced, players can now enter zones by DRIBBLING, players can make passes in zones but must not PASS into any of the zones.

Coach may want to add time pressure to exit zones to encourage more DRIBBLING

COACHING POINTS

. Dribbling Mechanics

. Movement to recieve ball

. Body position to recieve ball