Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Technical: Dribbling (Start Time: 2022-03-30 23:30:00)

Technical Practice (10 mins)

Key Coaching Messages - Realism (Full Cycle)

Topic: Dribbling

Technical Practice

1. Players are split into two groups, 4 in each box. Players initially have to take small touches in their box. (Cycle continues)

2. Players then have to concentrate on looking up and being aware of their area and space around them.  (Cycle continues)

Skill Practise (20 mins)

Players to organise themselves as highlighted on screen, with;

1. Same groups, one player from each team starts as the defender, each player in the line have a ball.

2. Players are encouraged to practise small touches while waiting. 

3. Red cone used to make player transition smooth.

Aim: 1v1 senario - Attacker passes the ball to the defender and they pass back. Objective is to beat the defender by dribbling past them, attacker gets a point for a scoring a goal, defender get's one for disarming the attacker. 

Once a player has successfully scored they will replace the defender.

(Rotate players every 90-seconds)

Adaptations (based on observations)

- Add a GK in the net to make scoring harder for the attacker, could have individual challenge. If there are GK's available to the session.

- 2v1 situation. Two attackers vs one defender, makes the defenders job harder, also encourages the GK to talk to the player - increases communication.