Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U9 1v1 Attacking

Foundation movement for Scissors/Step over (15 mins)

Organization:

20x20 yard area set up as shown

All players have a ball each

Instructions:

Players dribble around the area and on the coach’s call, perform a certain move.

The first player to complete the move gets a point and the first to 10 points wins

On coach’s call “toe touches”, the players stop the ball moving and perform 4 toe touches, before starting to dribble again

On coach’s call “scissors”, the players stop the ball moving and perform 2 scissor moves on each foot, before starting to dribble again

On coach’s call “step over”, the players stop the ball moving and perform 2 step-over moves on each foot, before dribbling again

Coaching Points:

Body shape – low centre of gravity

Change of speed and direction

Head up accelerate away

Progressions:

Any combination of the above moves can be used to complicate the movement

Players must “switch” balls before performing moves

Players can do all moves from a standing start

Numbers Game (15 mins)

Organization: Separate the group into 2 teams. 1 team on one sideline, the other team on the opposite sideline. 2 PUGGs 20x25. All balls in a pile by coach.

Instructions: Coach will assign the same set of numbers for both teams. Coach will roll out a ball, call out a number. Both players with that number come out. Either goal can be scored in for a point.

Coaching Points: Decision making on both sides:

A-Go to the open goal as quickly as possible using as less touches as possible?

D- See where the ball is, see where the attacker seems to be going to make a decision.

Progressions: Assign PUGG- Forces attacker to go one way, where hopefully 1v1 situations will come out more often.