Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling - Presure from front, Inside/Outside, Scissors

Warm Up - Knockout (20 mins)

Organization:

- Every player with a ball. 20x30 area

- Two Taggers with Pinnies

Instructions:

- Knockout game

- Players with pinnies try to kick all of the balls outside of the square

- If your ball is knocked out, the player must find it and perform 5 toe taps, then they can re-enter

- Rotate defenders

Coaching Points:

-Use pinky toe to push ball

-On toes/lift heels/knee over ball

-Head up tp observe other players/space

-When space is tight, take a touch with every step

-When you see space to drive into, take bigger touches and accelerate into the space

-If area crowed with players can you turn into a new space

Semi Opposed - Scissors (20 mins)

Organization:

- Set up as shown above

- 2 20x15 yard grids, 2 yard gates on each end line

- 3 large cones as the halfway marker at an angle in middle of 2 end gates.

- 1 Ball per group of 4

Instructions:

- Play dribbles at angle to the cone, then passes to the other line. After the pass, the player casually walks towards the player and the attacker must perform scissor move around the approaching defender. Defender can't steal the ball. Player 2 does the same thing as he heads to the the other side. 1 player goes at a time.

Coaching Points: Larger touches ;then smaller touches as you approach the semi- opposed defender. Accurate pass to teammate. Sell the scissors (fake one direction, push away with the other foot). Attempt the scissors with both feet.