Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 11+ Game Day Warm Up

100 Touch Race (10 mins)

Dribbling - Developmental- Ball Mastery 

Organization:

20x30 yard area

Each player with a ball

Instructions:

-Players dribble around the box trying to avoid collisions with the other players.

-Players also want to make sure they keep the ball inside the box.

-Players race to get 100 touches

-When finished, players place their foot on top of the ball to let the Coach know they have finished.

-Rest of the players have ten seconds to finish their touches once a player has won.

Coaching Points:

- Ball close enough to the body, but not caught up under their feet

- Head up, avoid collisions and find open space

- Dribble with good speed

- Accellerate away from pressure

- Timing of move

- Messi/Ronaldo Touches 

Progressions:

-Add rule #1, If a player collides with another player or dribbles outside of the square, their score goes back to 0

-Rule #2, If a player can take a Ronaldo Touch through two players forming a gap, they add 5 points to their score. 

-Rule #3, If a player is about to run out of bounds or in to a player they can perform a turn for 2 added points.

Rondo (10 mins)

Organization:

- 10x10 Box

- 4-5 Players per grid

Instructions:

- 3 or 4 players against 1 defender.

- "Monkey in the middle"

- Attackers keep track of passes.

- If defender wins the ball, they attempt to dribble out of the box to receive a point.

- Players rotate after a minute round.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Weight of passes

- Direction of the pass. Can you play to the correct foot?

- Movement off of the ball to always create an option.

- Make the space as big as you can.