Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Inside foot passing technique (Start Time: 2017-10-17 16:00:00)

Ball Mastery Warmup (15 mins)

Organization:

Grid as above. Grix approximately 30x30. All players in grid with ball as shown

Instructions:

Players dribble in the area after listening to coaches command. Coach will use a variety of touches and different dribbling techniques:

-Inside touches

-Outside touches

-Strong/weak foot touches

-Soll roll touches

-Laces touches

-Sole Roll/Step Over

-drag turn/U turn technique

-See attached Youtube video for more mastery ideas

Coaching Points:

* Qaulity touches on the ball

* Eyes up after every touch to watch out for other players

* Short 'Messi' touches to keep the ball close, big 'Ronaldo' touches to push the ball into space to go faster

Progressions:

1) Knockout in the same area (players must control their ball while trying to knock other players balls out of the area with poke tackles

2) Split game (players must dribble through two players, and then take big touches to the edge of the area for a point

3) Half players with balls, half without. Players pass to open players. After receiving the pass, the play preforms a move to coach's command and finds another open player with a pass.

Free Play (10 mins)

Organization:

Field 30x30 as above with pugg goals. Players play 3v3 or 4v4.

Instructions:

Soccer rules. Kick in's instead of throw ins.

Coaching Points:

* Receiving the ball with the back foot

* When to use closest foot to receive (defender tight), body shape closed

* Good technique and passes to feet

* Eyes up to find pass (eye contact)

Progressions:

None