Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Valley Stream Dribbling wk 1 (all ages)

Main Theme 1 (10 mins)

Organization:

-20x30 yard grid

-3 defenders with pinnies in hand (shown as blue players)

-Every other player is attacker and has ball

Instructions:

-Attackers start with 10 points, defenders with 9.

-If defender touches an attackers ball or they force them to dribble outside of grid, they switch roles (attacker takes pinnie, defender takes ball) and the original attacker loses a point.

-No 'tag backs'

-Winner is player with most points after certain time period.

Coaching Points:

-Head up as dribble to observe space/defenders

-Ball close when defenders trying to steal ball, bigger touches when find space to go into

-Use body to protect ball as dribble

-Correct technique (knee over ball, pinky toes touches etc.)

Progressions:

-Use the activity to create the larger picture of asking how do we beat a player 1v1, when and where can we do this? If the players are presented with this bigger picture problem, now move on and break it down by working on different moves to help players beat defenders 1v1.

Add or remove number of defenders depending on level of players

Play (10 mins)

Organization:

Free Play

Instructions:

Conditioned game. Dribble to stop the ball pass the line to score.

Coaching Points:

Dribble until youronly option is to pass or shoot .

When to use messi touches and ronaldo touches.

Progressions:

Full field game