Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): BALL MASTERY

BALL MASTERY (50 mins)

FOCUS:

Players continue to work on building up their confidence and control whilst being on the ball.

The players work in groups and use a variety of skills/movements/touches orchestrated by the coach.

The first player in the group will dribble to the central blue disc, turn...then dribble back to the start.

When the first players arrives at the blue disc this is when the second player approaches.

Both players will be dribbling past each other so both players must look up at every opportunity to be aware of surroundings.

EQUIPMENT:

4-20 Players, 1 Ball Per Player, 12 Cones.

SKILLS/MOVEMENTS/TOUCHES:

01: Shuffles

02: Toe-Taps Forwards / Backwards

03: Sole Roll, Stop. (Players are facing side-on)

04: Sole Roll, Stop, (Players are facing forward)

05: Outside, Inside touches, One foot, Change foot on way back.(Zig-Zags)

06: Outside, Inside Right / Outside, Inside Left, (Both feet at same time)

07: 2 x Outside, Inside Right / 2 x Outside, Inside Left, (Both feet at same time)

08: 2 x Outside Right, Scissor Right / 2 x Outside Left, Scissor Left.

09: Outside Right, Outside Left, Double Scissor.

10: Outside Right, Stepover Left, Outside Left, Stepover Right.

Players will now dribble (normally) to blue cone then perform a turn of the coaches chosing then after the turn is completed the player will pass to his teammate who will perform the same skill.

Players will only need 1 ball per 2 players.

01: Outside Right Cut

02: Outside Left Cut

03: Inside Right Cut

04: Inside Left Cut

05: Sole Drag Back Right

06: Sole Drag Back Left

07: Stepover Right, Take Away Inside Left

08: Stepover Left, Take Away Inside Right

09: Stepover Right, Take Away Outside Right

10: Stepover Left, Take Away Outside Left

Players from both ends of area at the same time will dribble towards each other meeting at the blue cone then perform a skill of the coaches chosing whilst dribbling past each other.

Players should have a ball each.

01: Outside Left Cut

02: Outside Right Cut

03: Inside Left Cut

04: Inside Right Cut

05: Scissor Left, Take it Outside Right.

06: Scissor Right, Take it Outside Left.

07: Scissor Right, Scissor Left, Outside Right.

08: Scissor Left, Scissor Right, Outside Left.

09: Stepover Right, Outside Right

10: Stepover Left, Outside Left.

11: Stepover Left, Stepover Right, Outside Right.

12: Stepover Right, Stepover Left, Outside Left.

13: Inside Right, Outside Right.

14: Inside Left, Outside Left

15: Inside Right, Miss Outside Right, Outside Left

16: Inside Left, Miss Outside Left, Outside Right.