Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Movement off the ball (Start Time: 2014-02-25 17:00:00)

Warm up (10 mins)

Organization:

10x10 square. All players with ball.

Instructions:

Progression of touches:

1) 50 touches, any foot and any part of the foot.

2) 50 touches, outside right than 50 touches outside left.

3) 50 touches, inside/out right / 50 touches inside/out left

4) Every player has 3 lives, you lose a life by (a) dribbling out of the area, (b) running into somebody or somebody runs into you, and (c) walking or stopping the ball for a long period of time.

You can vary this warm up any way you want, basically getting the players to get as many touches on the ball as possible, and in a close/tight area for control.

Coaching Points:

Small touches on the ball, close control, using the proper part of the foot to dribble with, dribbling with you head up, recognizing space and players around you.

Progressions:

Make the space smaller or larger depending on the ability level of your players.

Make the touch limit more or less.

Limit the parts of the foot to dribble with (only outside, inside, etc)

Lots of ways to adapt this simple warm up to fit your players ability level.

Tech 2 (10 mins)

Instructions:

First pass is to feet, second is back to feet, the third is into space. (feet, feet, space OR 1-2 then through)

Coaching Points:

Same as the previous two progressions of this triangle passing activity.

Tying passing "to feet" and passing "to space" together.

Movement off ball is crucial to getting the timing right on the passes.

Progressions:

3v3 (15 mins)

Small sided 3v3 games

Size of playing field varies depending on ability level of your players.