Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Winter Skills Wk. 4

Dribble in a box (15 mins)

Organization:

-15yd W x 20yd L field

-Every player has a ball at thier feet

- Players will practice using 4 parts of the foot to dribble (inside, outside, sole, laces),the four turns that was learned from Weeks 1-3 (pullback, blind pullback, inside/outside chop), shoulder fake and whatever other moves they want to try

-Last couple minutes of the warm-up allow players to be creative and try new moves or tricks

-Split up players evenly to 3 teams and use pennies

Coaching Points:

-Encourage the use of both feet

-Stress importance of using a change of pace after perfroming a move, turn, trick

-Make sure players are dribbling away from pressure and not bunching up in a corner, look for the open space and quickly get there

-Players are keeping their head up to not run into one another

Dribble weave to Goal (15 mins)

Organization:

-Using 3/4 of the 15yd W x 20yd L field

-Players will be split into 3 teams (evenly if possible)

-In Area B the other 1/4 of the field, another coach will have 1 team working on turns, ball control, or basic dribbling touches

Procedure;

-The Blue and Yellow team will start one at a time on the red cone, when coach says "GO" first person in each line will dribble around the poles on the field and then try and score

-Players will get their ball if they score/miss and dribble outside of the field back in line

-Players are to use both feet and all four parts of the feet to dribble

-Teams will rotate from A to B to Area B and then back to A

Coaching Points:

-Players are using both feet to dribble

-Players are keeping close control of the ball when dribbling, not just kicking the ball into space and running on to it

-Players are picking their heads up to see where they are going and to not run into the poles

Progression:

-After a few minutes of warming up for all 3 groups, turn into a competition. Most goals scored in specific amount of time wins

-Can only use right foot to dribble/can only use left foot to dribble