Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Turns and Moves

Ball Skills (15 mins)

Organisation:

- Set up different sized squares in your playing area.

- To begin set the challenge for players to dribble through as many squares as possible in 60 seconds.

- Now start to introduce coaching points such as small controlled touches, using different surfaces of the foot and keeping their heads up to find new boxes and space.

- Play again and see if they can beat their previous score.

- Introduce different moves and turns to be practiced in each box i.e. outside cut, chop, drag back, scissors etc.

Coaching Points:

- Small controlled touches

- Different surfaces of the foot - inside, outside, laces, sole

- Head up to see space and pressure

- Change direction after changing speed

Numbers Game (15 mins)

Organisation:

- Set up a 20x30 yard field with mini goals.

- Split the players evenly and assign both groups matching numbers.

- Players line up on opposite corners, the coach calls out one of multiple numbers and those players run around the flag ahead of them before entering the field to play 1v1.

Coaching Points:

- Small controlled touches

- Different surfaces of the foot to manipulate the ball in tight spaces - inside, outside, laces, sole

- Head up to see space and pressure

- Change direction after changing speed

- Look to use moves to beat the defender.