Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): WSA U12G Sky Blue- Feint (Start Time: 2015-04-14 18:00:00)

Activity 1- feint without the ball (10 mins)

Organization:

- Same as before except 10 yards added on

- Each box 10 by 10

- 1 defender in each box

- Players without a ball line up diagonally across

Instructions:

- Players aim to get through all three boxes

- Defenders are trying to tag the attackers

- 1 point for getting through a box untagged

- Next attacker goes when attacker is through the box

Coaching Points:

- Identify where the space is

- Unbalance the defender by feinting/faking

- Attack the defenders front foot or get the defender square on

- Lean to one side dropping your shoulder plant outside foot then push off to go other side

- Accelerate away after beating the defender

- Head up to see the next defender

Main activity (10 mins)

Organization:

- Box with 3 yard wide gates in the corners

- Players split into two teams

- Attackers with ball each

Instructions:

- Make eye contact with defender

- Defender goes on first touch

- Attacker is trying to score by dribbling through either gate with the ball under control

- Defender can do the same if they win the ball

- Switch lines each time

Coaching Points:

- Identification of 1vs1 (space behind defender)

- Positive 1st touch (drive at defender, makes it easier to unbalance defender)

- Attack defenders front foot

- Awareness of next action (where is the goal, space, teammates, covering defenders)

- Unbalance defender with ball movement

- Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

- Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

- Timing of execution of move based upon space between you and the defender

- Final touch of move bigger (allows head to come up)

- Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribble

- Cut across defender, if looking to continue dribbling

- Lean to one side dropping your shoulder

- Plant the same side foot to the side of the ball

- Take the ball away with the outside of the opposite foot

- Lean to the opposite side taking the opposite foot past the back of the ball

- Take the ball away using the outside of foot that started the movement

- Quality of end product

- Protect the ball (put body between defender and ball

Game (20 mins)

Organization:

- 8 v 8

Instructions:

- Free play