Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Dribbling and Shooting U8
Profile Summary
| Name: | Nathan Mason |
|---|---|
| City: | Columbia |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Description
For this session coach will continue to develop dribbling foundations technique. We want players to start to get comfortable with the ball using different surfaces of the foot. As well emphasizing change of speed when dribbling around the soccer field. The biggest take away for each player should be dribbling with their head up and recognizing when to take small touches vs when to take big touches. There will an emphasis on using different surfaces of the foot skills in order to maneuver around a cone or pressure
. Engage each player and feel to either regress an activity or make it more difficult by adjusting to what the players need during the session.
Introduce MVP system at the beginning of practice
-all players start with 5 MVP points at the beginning of practice
-a player will receive 1 MVP point if they are being a good listener, trying their hardest, and show mastery of the skills being taught
-a layer will lose 1 MVP point if they are not listening to coach, distracting the group, and not participating in the session
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Save Image:
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Save Image:
SS Technical Dribbling Repetitions (15 mins)
Organization
- 30x20 field split into 2 channels
- split players into 2 different color teams
- every player with a ball
- 2 pug goals
Instructions
Variation 1: individual technical repetitions
1. each player from each line will have to dribble to the end of their channel
2. the player will perform a turn of coaches choice which will then trigger the next player in line to dribble in
3. after a couple of rounds demonstrate new moves + using both feet to perform turn
Variation 2: team vs team dribbling
1. same as the first activity but players must now high 5 team when dribbling back to original spot
2. now players will race team vs team
3. first team to have everyone back their original spots will win the dribbling race and each player will win 1 MVP point
Coaching Points
-listening skills
-stay inside grid
-head up when dribbling
-close ball control
-dribbling technique
-quality of dribbling technique
-execution of skill
-change of speed
-cheer on teammates
-game speed
Progressions
1. players must now dribble back and score a goal before next teammate can go
2. players now have to dribbles in 2 different boxes before dribbling back to original spot
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Save Image:
SS Condition Game #1: Dribbling Race (15 mins)
Organization
- 30x20 field split into 2 channels
- split players into 2 different color teams
- every player with a ball
- 2 pug goals
Instructions
Variation 1: Dribble around the cones
(individual vs individual)
1. the 1st player from each line next to the goal will start to dribble when coach says "GO!"
2. players will take messi/carli lloyd touches to dribble around the their cone in the middle of the field
3. first player to dribble back to their line will receive 1 MVP point
4. same activity now add a skill foundation repetitions once they reach their cone and have to dribble back
Variation 2: Team vs Team dribbling race
1. same as the first activity but now players will be playing team vs team
2. when coach says "RACE!" both teammate will set off and must dribble around their cones
3. then players must dribble back by finishing the race with a shot on goal
4. if both teammates score first then the winning team will receive 1 point
5.first team to get to 5 points each player on the team will receive 1 MVP point
Coaching Points
-head up when dribbling
-close ball control
-dribbling technique
-quality of dribble technique
-knees over toes
-toe down (pinky toe-touch step-touch step)
-change of direction skill move
-change of speed
-cheer on teammates
-game speed
Progressions
1. after both teammates dribble
2. they must now score to goal
3. add a cone 5 yards away from goal to give distance to avoid them shooting close in front of goal
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Save Image:
SS Condition Game #2 : Dribble Across Silver Lake (15 mins)
Organization
- 30x20 field split into 3 equal channels
- split players into 2 different color teams
- every player with a ball
- 2 pug goals
Instructions
Dribble across silver lake
1. start with 2 lake monsters in the middle of the thirds
2. players from each end zone must dribble across "silver lake" (middle of grid) to get across the other end zone
3. lake monsters (taggers) must steal the ball from an attacker and bring it to a yellow cone in their middle grid
4. if an attacker loses their ball the become a tagger in the middle of the grid
5. last player not to lose their ball will win 2 MVP points
Coaching Points
-head up when dribbling
-close ball control
-dribbling technique
-quality of dribble technique
-knees over toes
-toe down (pinky toe-touch step-touch step)
-change of direction skill move
-change of speed
-cheer on teammates
-game speed
Progressions
1. after lake monsters win the ball they must shoot to either goal
2. they are only allowed 3 touches before shooting
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Small Sided Scrimmages (30 mins)
Organization
-30x20 fields
-spare balls on the side of goals
-player split into 2 teams
Instructions
-observe flow of the game
-step in for a coaching point is using coaches toolbox (freeze, on the flow, natural stoppage, individual reference & during half time)
-paint the picture of desired movement, skill, restart or soccer rule
Shape:
2v2- line
3v3- triangle
4v4- diamond
Coaching Points
1. reinforce 3 lines of attack
defense-midfield-forward
2. Can teammates move into space when player has possession of the ball, to create gaps for player in possession and options for the players to pass to
3. guide players on when to dribble, pass or shoot
Week 4 Restart: Direct Free Kick
if a foul is committed or handball demonstrate/guide players how to set up a direct free kick to goal.
'%3E%3Cpath id='path4169' d='M 11.4375,70.25 C 11.457031,38.394531 37.277344,13.242188 68.253906,13.050781 99.78125,12.855469 125.73047,38.351563 125.8125,70.078125 125.89844,101.62109 100.43359,127.14063 69.148438,127.42188 37.582031,127.70703 11.464844,102.23438 11.4375,70.25 m 6.425781,-0.08984 c 0.03516,28.421871 23.027344,50.69922 50.519532,50.82031 C 96.433594,121.10156 119.30469,98.367188 119.38281,70.359375 119.45313,42.878906 97.382813,19.714844 69.015625,19.496094 40.75,19.277344 17.964844,42.035156 17.863281,70.160156' style='clip-rule:nonzero;fill:%23333f48;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' /%3E%3Cpath style='fill:%23333f48;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' d='m 39.789063,108.62109 c 0.28125,0.14454 0.550781,0.32032 0.839843,0.4336 2.734375,1.05469 5.554688,1.78125 8.453125,2.23047 2.734375,0.42578 5.484375,0.64453 8.25,0.54297 3.988282,-0.15625 7.832032,-0.94922 11.445313,-2.69532 1.683594,-0.8164 3.246094,-1.82422 4.640625,-3.07422 3.265625,-2.92578 5.171875,-6.582027 5.796875,-10.906246 0.546875,-3.761719 0.04687,-7.425781 -1.09375,-11.019531 -1.4375,-4.523438 -3.730469,-8.582032 -6.703125,-12.265625 -1.03125,-1.277344 -2.082031,-2.535157 -3.113281,-3.808594 C 66.789063,66.1875 65.332031,64.269531 64.0625,62.21875 c -1.601562,-2.582031 -2.835937,-5.316406 -3.613281,-8.261719 -0.683594,-2.574218 -0.902344,-5.1875 -0.6875,-7.828125 0.214844,-2.617187 0.910156,-5.117187 2.152344,-7.441406 2.164062,-4.050781 5.503906,-6.710937 9.816406,-8.179687 1.890625,-0.640625 3.835937,-1.058594 5.832031,-1.195313 1.121094,-0.07813 2.242188,-0.152344 3.363281,-0.164062 4.28125,-0.02734 8.4375,0.734375 12.453125,2.175781 1.871094,0.671875 3.6875,1.496094 5.523438,2.257812 0.226562,0.09375 0.4375,0.230469 0.664062,0.351563 -0.164062,0.25 -0.371093,0.160156 -0.539062,0.164062 -2.824219,0.101563 -5.535156,0.703125 -8.132813,1.804688 -1.335937,0.570312 -2.570312,1.316406 -3.648437,2.296875 -2.527344,2.296875 -3.605469,5.15625 -3.34375,8.550781 0.140625,1.855469 0.722656,3.574219 1.550781,5.222656 0.648438,1.296875 1.414063,2.523438 2.292969,3.675782 0.953125,1.25 1.929687,2.484375 2.929687,3.699218 2.085938,2.523438 4.164063,5.054688 6.050782,7.738282 2.203125,3.136718 4.140627,6.417968 5.589847,9.980468 1.16406,2.867188 2.01562,5.820313 2.39843,8.894532 0.25,2.011718 0.30079,4.03125 0.11719,6.058593 -0.24219,2.640625 -0.79297,5.195313 -1.74609,7.667969 -1.29688,3.36328 -3.300784,6.22656 -5.972659,8.63281 -2.429687,2.19141 -5.171875,3.90625 -8.109375,5.3125 -2.695312,1.29297 -5.464843,2.40235 -8.34375,3.20313 -1.953125,0.54687 -3.945312,0.8789 -5.949218,1.15625 -3.035157,0.41797 -6.085938,0.48828 -9.132813,0.3125 -5.328125,-0.3125 -10.476562,-1.46094 -15.410156,-3.52344 -3.449219,-1.44141 -6.691406,-3.25781 -9.757813,-5.39453 -0.183593,-0.12891 -0.378906,-0.25 -0.53125,-0.41016 -0.07031,-0.0703 -0.05859,-0.22656 -0.08203,-0.34375 z m 0,0' id='path4175' /%3E%3Cpath style='fill:%23333f48;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' d='M 94.699219,29.390625 C 94.089844,29.21875 93.476563,29.054688 92.867188,28.875 90.183594,28.085938 87.46875,27.441406 84.703125,27.046875 c -3.976562,-0.566406 -7.945312,-0.59375 -11.863281,0.402344 -7.535156,1.914062 -12.386719,6.71875 -14.878906,13.996094 -0.894532,2.617187 -1.179688,5.328125 -0.953125,8.078125 0.203125,2.484375 0.867187,4.859375 1.816406,7.160156 0.933594,2.261719 2.117187,4.390625 3.4375,6.449219 1.4375,2.25 3.050781,4.371093 4.640625,6.511718 1.4375,1.933594 2.867187,3.871094 4.261719,5.835938 1.230468,1.730469 2.316406,3.546875 3.273437,5.445312 1.324219,2.625 2.265625,5.378907 2.703125,8.292969 0.433594,2.902344 0.292969,5.765625 -0.660156,8.5625 -0.9375,2.74609 -2.574219,5.00781 -4.777344,6.875 -2.417969,2.04688 -5.203125,3.39844 -8.246094,4.22266 -1.835937,0.5 -3.703125,0.75781 -5.609375,0.82031 -3.886718,0.13281 -7.679687,-0.47266 -11.421875,-1.46094 -2.261718,-0.59765 -4.488281,-1.33203 -6.695312,-2.11328 -0.207031,-0.0742 -0.40625,-0.16797 -0.597656,-0.25 -0.02344,-0.24609 0.148437,-0.19141 0.25,-0.20703 1.96875,-0.30469 3.921875,-0.67969 5.804687,-1.34766 1.367188,-0.48437 2.671875,-1.10156 3.855469,-1.94922 2.25,-1.61328 3.65625,-3.765621 4.0625,-6.515621 0.273437,-1.867188 0.09375,-3.710938 -0.429688,-5.527344 -0.472656,-1.648437 -1.171875,-3.199219 -2.109375,-4.628906 -0.792968,-1.207031 -1.636718,-2.382813 -2.523437,-3.519531 -0.921875,-1.195313 -1.921875,-2.328125 -2.890625,-3.484375 -2.753906,-3.273438 -5.351563,-6.660157 -7.523438,-10.355469 -2.042968,-3.480469 -3.667968,-7.136719 -4.597656,-11.078125 -0.640625,-2.699219 -0.980469,-5.4375 -0.832031,-8.214844 0.238281,-4.53125 1.476562,-8.78125 3.824219,-12.6875 1.082031,-1.800781 2.445312,-3.375 3.988281,-4.800781 2.742187,-2.527344 5.863281,-4.480469 9.257812,-5.992188 3.746094,-1.667968 7.652344,-2.769531 11.707032,-3.394531 3.152343,-0.488281 6.324218,-0.671875 9.507812,-0.519531 8.632813,0.410156 16.671875,2.792969 24,7.433594 0.08203,0.05078 0.152344,0.109375 0.230469,0.167968 -0.0039,0.04297 -0.0078,0.08984 -0.01563,0.136719' id='path4177' /%3E%3Cpath style='fill:%23333f48;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' d='m 31.699219,38.75 c -0.07813,0.238281 -0.152344,0.476563 -0.238281,0.710938 -1.460938,4.074218 -2.066407,8.28125 -1.808594,12.59375 0.4375,7.304687 2.808594,13.925781 7.277344,19.753906 3.714843,4.84375 7.441406,9.671875 11.167968,14.503906 1.113282,1.441406 1.953125,3.007813 2.414063,4.777344 0.332031,1.257812 0.425781,2.539062 0.273437,3.820312 -0.214843,1.832032 -1.070312,3.34375 -2.464843,4.546875 -0.984375,0.851559 -2.113282,1.449219 -3.316407,1.925779 -1.378906,0.54297 -2.8125,0.89063 -4.273437,1.1211 -2.226563,0.35547 -4.46875,0.46093 -6.722656,0.41015 -0.589844,-0.0156 -1.046875,-0.18359 -1.433594,-0.625 -0.636719,-0.72265 -1.335938,-1.39062 -1.9375,-2.14062 C 25.574219,93.800781 22.300781,86.621094 20.84375,78.636719 20.152344,74.835938 19.917969,71 20.15625,67.128906 20.796875,56.773438 24.390625,47.574219 30.859375,39.480469 c 0.21875,-0.273438 0.453125,-0.53125 0.679688,-0.796875 0.05469,0.02344 0.109375,0.04297 0.160156,0.06641' id='path4179' /%3E%3Cpath style='fill:%23333f48;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' d='m 105.41016,101.30078 c -0.13282,-0.3125 0.0234,-0.5039 0.0977,-0.69922 1.38672,-3.749997 1.98047,-7.628904 1.89844,-11.621091 -0.14453,-6.84375 -2.08594,-13.144531 -5.73437,-18.925781 C 99.890625,67.226563 97.917969,64.53125 95.835938,61.917969 94.4375,60.160156 92.988281,58.4375 91.582031,56.6875 90.632813,55.511719 89.6875,54.335938 88.792969,53.121094 c -0.835938,-1.144531 -1.488281,-2.398438 -1.953125,-3.742188 -0.523438,-1.515625 -0.695313,-3.070312 -0.511719,-4.652343 0.21875,-1.839844 1.082031,-3.339844 2.476563,-4.542969 1.039062,-0.890625 2.230468,-1.507813 3.503906,-1.980469 1.632812,-0.609375 3.320312,-0.960937 5.046875,-1.175781 1.917969,-0.238281 3.839841,-0.269531 5.769531,-0.230469 0.52734,0.01172 0.89453,0.203125 1.23828,0.585938 5.50391,6.113281 9.26172,13.144531 11.21875,21.132812 1.11719,4.554688 1.5625,9.179688 1.30469,13.855469 -0.58203,10.625 -4.23438,20.082031 -10.96094,28.339846 -0.15625,0.1914 -0.32812,0.375 -0.51562,0.58984' id='path4181' /%3E%3Cpath style='fill:%23333f48;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' d='m 39.796875,108.63281 c -0.05859,0.0117 -0.117187,0.0234 -0.175781,0.0352 0.05469,-0.0156 0.113281,-0.0312 0.167969,-0.0469 z m 0,0' id='path4183' /%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
SS Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
-30x20 field with 2 teams practicing on each half
-every player with a ball
Instructions
Foundation 1: Individual Possession
1. Players will dribble around the field using different dribbling techniques
demonstrate and guide the player through the following selection
Small touches (Messi dribble): head up using the laces (pinky toe facing down) taking small quick touches
Big touches (Ronaldo dribble): head up to recognize a lot of space in front of you accelerate with a big touch (with laces) to attack space
2. Introduce and demonstrate players to the following ball mastery foundations
Kindergarten skill foundations:
-toe taps
-top taps going forwards and backwards
-pendulums (side to side touches with inside)
-sole rolls
-inside/outside touches
-pull back
Coaching Points
-training position (on your toes ready to listen before coach says GO!)
-head up when dribbling
-practice dribbling with both feet
-small touches for close control
-big touches to attack space
-observe and dribble into open space
-speed of play (encourage players to dribble like a soccer player not like a turtle/zombie)
-Fun!