Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Stop Starts: Main Theme

Main Theme 1 (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 40x30 area set up as shown.

2. 10x10 Yellow cone box within each area

3. Team seperated into four groups

4. One ball per player

Instructions:

1. Coach will demonstrate a stop start for the players: at game speed, slow, and walked through

2. The first player in line dirbbles to the first yellow cone, performs a stop start, dribbles to the second yellow cone, performs a stop start, dribbles to the third yellow cone, performs a stop start then dribbles to the red cone.

3. The next player in line can begin once the player in front of them has completed their 3rd stop start.

4. Rounds - each will last for 3 minutes

4a. Right foot dribble, right foot stop start

4b. Left foot dribble, left foot stop start

4c. Right foot dribble, left foot stop start

4d. Left foot dribble, right foot stop start.

Coaching Points:

High Wave

1. Fake to drag the ball back by moving the sole of the foot above the ball

2. Let the ball continue to move forward

3. Take the ball away in forward direction using the laces

Drag Push

1. Drag the ball back with the sole of the foot

2. Using the inside of the same foot, push the ball forwards

Progressions:

1. R - Only use single foot with stop start

2. P - Turn into a race