Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Step Over

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Andrew Chavez
Name: Andrew Chavez
City: Miami
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up

Organization: 20 x 20 Grid. 5 yard aparts each cone.

Instructions: Players perform the following ball mastery moves:

1) Sole Taps

2) Sole Roll

3) Tick-Tocks

Introduce the "Step-Over" between each of the ball mastery moves. For advanced players, introduce "Step-Over/Scissors Combo".

Coaching Points:

Ball of their feet

Small/Soft touches on the ball

Coordination

Heads Up

Progressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Part

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Technical Part

Organization: Same Setup. Players form 2 Lines as in diagram. Continous Movement.

Instructions:

Player take a touch out of their right feet and perform the step-over with the left. Alternating between left and right foot. Second person goes as soon as first person crosses the second cone.

Coaching Points:

Turn your body angled in the direction you are faking to go

Bring dominant leg around front of the ball

Touch in opposite direction, away from defender, with outside of foot

Progressions:

Add a step-over scissor combination.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Limited Pressure

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Limited Pressure

Organization: Same Setup. 3 Players in each of the cones with one cone empty. One passive defender in the middle without a ball.

Instructions:

Player in the middle acts as a passive defender and pressurizes anyone of the outisde players. Players perform the step-over and move to the open cone. Repeat for a couple of minutes and rotate players in the middle.

Coaching Points:

Heads Up

Body movement to unbalance defender

Change pace and accelerate after the move

Progressions:


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1

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1v1

Organization: 2 Lines. Defending Team with a ball each.

Instructions:

Defender in blue plays the ball to white and runs around the White Player to play a 1v1. Attacker scores by dribbling over either of the two gates.

To encourage positive attacking, players in white need to perform atleast one COD move before scoring in either goal.

Defender can score by shooting in either goal once they win the ball.

Change roles after several minutes.

Coaching Points:

Positive First Touch to Attack Space Ahead

Cut in front of the defender

Recognize where pressure and where space is

Accelerating out of the turn

Encourage Creativity and Taking Risks

Progressions:

Attackers starts with the ball. Defender becomes live on attackers touch.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2

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2v2

Organization: Same Setup but remove all the cones in the middle of the field. Add four Puck Goals or Gates on both sides of the grid.

One line of Blues starts with the ball. White attacks first.

Instructions:

First player in blue dribbles to the center of the field and stops the ball for their teammates coming from the opposite side who then passes to the first white player in either line. After the pass, first player from the opposite line joins to create a 2 v 2.

Players need to score in the opposite side of where they received the ball.

Coaching Points:

Positive First Touch to Commit Defender

Angles and Distance of Support

Creating Space

Encouraging the use of the "Step-Over" when in a 1v1 situation.

Progressions:

Play 3 v 3.


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