Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 16 - Dribbling 3 (Start Time: 2022-03-09 17:30:00)

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Mathew John

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Name:	Mathew John
City:	Cardiff
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

Session topic: Dribbling.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Layout

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Use different surfaces of foot, keep all close, head up to scan for opportunites
	Tactical When & in what circumstances do we dribble
	Physical Balance, co-ordination, ball mastery, change of direction and pace
	Psychological Confidence to attempt 1v1
	Social Players to choose which skill to use, communication during SSG and 2v1

Layout

Topic:- Dribbling

Layout

Practice area marked by white cones measuring 30m x 30m divided into 4 areas of 15m x 15m each as shown above.

2 x Goals

10 balls

2 x set of coloured bibs

The practice will require 10 players throughout

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical - Dribbling

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Technical - Dribbling (10 mins)

Set-Up

The players are arranged across the diagonally opposite practice areas (as shown above)

How it works

On the coaches command, players must dribble the ball within their area. Players must manipulate the ball while avoiding interfering with the other players.

Coaching Points:-

1. Keep the ball close

2. Keep your head up

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Control the ball with:-

1. Inside surface of the foot

2. Outside surface of foot

3. Sole of foot

On coaches command players should leave their ball and swap with another player's in the group

On coaches command, red and blue players swap playing areas by dribbling across.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

1. Use weaker foot

2. Cycle the surface you use to dribble the ball if you can (sole, inside, outside, sole inside outside etc)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill - Dribbling

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Skill - Dribbling (15 mins)

Transition Requirements:- None

How it works

Play starts with a pass from the defender across the practice area to the player opposite. The receiving player tries to dribble the ball past the defender and across the end line.

Once the player successfully dribbles across the line or the ball is defended then the turn is over. The attacker joins the defender's line and the defender joins the attacker's line.

The next players then enter the practice area and play continues.

Coaching Points:-

1. Keep ball close

2. Change of pace

3. Change direction

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Pr - use cones to set up smaller gates through which the attacker must dribble.

R - restrain the starting position of the defenders i.e. start from the corner, giving the attackers more space to dribble.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Can players use one of a selection of tricks given to them to beat the defender (Flip-Flops, stepovers, chops) etc.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill2 - Dribbling

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Skill2 - Dribbling (15 mins)

Transitions Requirement:- Remove red cones, 4 x mini goals into play.

How it works

(Using left hand side practice area as the example)

Goals worth 1 point

Play starts with one red player trying to beat the blue defender with the aim of scoring in the mini goal.

If the reds are successful then another red player can immediately join with a ball and attack the blue defender as a 2v1.

If they score then they score another 1 point and that is the end of their turn. The blues now get a chance to attack in the same pattern.

If a defender wins the ball then they can try and score for 1 point.

Play resets with the blues attacking to the same pattern.

Every time an attack is unsuccesful then play resets and the other team become the attackers.

Coaching Points:-

Keep head up - to check position of defender and fellow attacker in 2v1

Keep ball close - to facilitate quick change of direction/pass

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

P1 - time limit on getting a shot off

P2 - alter position of goals (e.g. to one side) to make it easier to defend

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

1. Can players in the 2v1 play off max 2-touch

2. Can players use one of a selction of tricks given by the coach (step-overs, chops etc)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG - Dribbling

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SSG - Dribbling (20 mins)

Small Sided Game

Transition requirement:- remove mini goals and cones to leave one lage practice area.

How it works

Normal football rules apply.

1 point for a goal.

If a player can beat a defender one on one (as determined by the coach) and the team score in the same possession then they score 2 points.

If a player can beat a defender one-on-one using one trick from of a selection agreed with the players beforehand, they score 3 points.

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