Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U12 Girls Dribbling/RWB (Start Time: 2023-06-20 18:00:00)

Station 1 1v1 attacking & defending (15 mins)

1v1 Dribbling/running with the ball -12:2 work/rest

Organization: 12 x 12 field size gates per game (5m)

 (Adjust to players needs/challenges) 10/12 players 2 games of  5/6 players per team 

Procedure:  Pick a team to start (Red). Start without the ball  The attacker looks to get past the defender without being tagged and look the get through the oppositions gate.

Each team switches and gets the chance to be the attacker.

(Looking for players to change direction/speed, do a move , or feint)

Progression: Add a ball The team with the ball looks to dribble past the defender and through the gate to get a point

If the defender wins the ball,  they become the attacker and look to score through the opposite gates. passing or dribbling through the gate. through a gate equals 1 points dribbling through equals 3 points. 

1) Allow players to decide on how many points an action is worth. 

Station 2: End zone Game (15 mins)

End Zone Game: 12-15min 12:3 work/rest  

7v7 , 8 v8 or 9 v 9  

Objective: Looking to exploit space to create opportunities to run with the ball and scoring by dribbling and beating players 1 v 1 

Set Up:   60 x 4om  with end zones, bibs, cones, balls

Procedure: Each team is given an end zone to defend and an end zone to attack. The team in possession must try to dribble the ball into the opposition’s end zone.

Rules/Constraints

• A goal is scored when a player dribbles past a defender and into the opposition’s end zone
• After a goal is scored, the opposing team starts with ball from inside its end zone.
• (other team must back up to retreat line ). If the ball goes off the side of the pitch the game is restarted with a grounded pass from where the ball left the pitch

Progression:

Passing game

Players now  can score goals by making a pass to a player running into the end zone. This rule encourages creative play through passing and forward runs off the ball.

      Width & Depth: Theattacking team looks to stretch the opponents defensive shape. The attackersuse the width pull defenders out of their shape and create space

              Theattackers move the ball to change the point of attack in an effort to findspace between or     behind the defense.

The player in possession can  make a pass into the end zone as the player runs to receive the ball. The running player must not arrive in the end zone before the ball. large space - well encourage individuals to drive into space running with the ball. Tighter space players may look to dribble and take players on (dribbling)

Allow players to pick their team name, If the players passes to a teammate v's dribbling in how many points is each action worth.