Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Irvington-AYSO-Recieving-6/10

Ball Mastery (20 mins)

Organization:

-20 x 20

-Every player with a ball

Instructions:

-players dribble around using different touches and practicing different moves and turns

Coaching Points:

-head up

-open space

-Recognize when to use Messi vs. Ronaldo touches

- Use different moves & change of directions

-Maintain a low center of gravity

-Touch after recognizing there's space

Progressions:

(P1) - 3 lives; Each players has 3 lives to start of with, if they dribble out of bounds or by accidentally bumps into another player he/she loses a life. If a player gets down to zero lives left he/she must see a coach for a technical challenge that will give them an additional 3 lives. After 2 minutes see how many lives each player has left.

1st Touch 2 (25 mins)

Organization:

-10x10 yd boxes with two puggs/gates set up in the corners of each box

-groups of 3(if possible) set up as shown, 1 ball per group, 2 players start in outside corner of their area and 1 player waits to receive at the opposite corner

Instructions:

- Player with the ball plays a pass to the player at the opposite corner then watches to see which goal the receiving player takes his touch toward and runs through the opposite goal, then to center cone to be the next receiver

- Receiving player takes the desired 1st touch toward one of the gates and dribbles through, before rejoining the line

- pass is played by the next player in line as soon as the receiver is ready and in position

1 - open to the closest gate with the inside of the foot

2 - take touch across the body to the farthest gate with the inside of the foot

3 - take touch across the body to the farthest gate with the outside of the (opposite) foot

-after Rd. 3, move to 1st progression

Coaching Points:

-Get in line with the ball as it travels

-choose the appropriate surface of the foot

-Head up before receiving to observe open space

-Contact with middle of the ball

-First touch into space

Progressions:

(P1) - Player with the ball plays a pass to the player wating to receive in the center, then immediately runs to one gate or the other,

Receiving player observes the movement of his teammate as the ball travels and takes his 1st touch toward the open gate and dribbles through the gate

(P2)- Player that begins with the ball becomes a defender after the pass and can win the ball