Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FC Berna Liberty 3/22 Penetrating with Dribble (Start Time: 2016-03-22 18:30:00)

Activity 1 (without ball) (10 mins)

Organization:

Two lines at both ends

1 defender in the middle square

Instructions:

Activity begins with players at the start of the line raising their hand

Once both hands are raised players must run through the square without being tagged by defender

After both players are out of the square the next two can go

Rotate defender every 2 minutes

Coaching Points:

Recognition of visual cues

-Defenders positioning

-Defenders body shape(facing towards you or away from you?)

When to run straight to get across and when to use a creative move to beat the defender

Progressions:

Activity 3 (with ball + decision making) (10 mins)

Organization:

Instructions:

Activity begins with players at the start of the line raising their hand

Once both hands are raised players must dribble through the square without losing the ball

Players now have the option to turn and go back if unsafe to penetrate

2 pt if successful getting across, 1 if turning back, 0 if ball is lost, play to 10

After both players are out of the square the next two can go

Defender swtches every 3rd successful tackle with that attacker

Coaching Points:

Recognition of visual cues

-Defenders positioning

-Defenders body shape(facing towards you or away from you?)

When to run straight to get across and when to use a creative move to beat the defender

Small touches vs big touches

Attacking open space

Possesion vs penetration

Progressions: