Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Reign Week 1: 1v1 Change of Direction

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization

-15x25 field

-every player with a ball

-square in the middle (optional)

Instructions

Foundation 1: Individual Possession

1. Players will dribble around the field using different dribbling techniques

demonstrate and guide the player through the following selection

MESS/LLOYD dribble: head up using the pinky toe (laces) taking small touches quick touches

RONALDO/MORGAN dribble: head up to recognize a lot of space in front of you accelerate with a big touch to attack space

INIESTA/PUGH dribble: head up to recognize small tight spaces using the outside/inside surfaces of the foot to maneuver around using both feet

Introduce and demonstrate players to the following skill moves every week introduce 1 or 2 new skills to practice on 

- V turn, L Turn, U turn, Double Scissors, Step Overs, Ronaldo Chop, Maradona, Elastico,Cryuff Turn, the Okocha, Stop starts, Inside Outside, Sole Roll, Feints,  

Foundation 2: Defensive Pressure (30 second rounds)

1.The coach will now select 3-4 players to be defenders and put

them in pinnies

2.when the coach says GO! the two players must try to steal

other players balls and transition to goal, once they score they will try to steal more balls off other players in the grid.

3. if the players dribbling the ball can protect it for 30 seconds they will receive a point at the end of the round.

4. change the two defenders every two rounds.

Foundation 3: First Touch

1) Players inside the grid will dribble towards the middle square performing a skill at coaches demand

2) Limited amount of players will be in a ready position ready to receive a pass and use their space to penetrate space inside the grind

3) Players will continue to rotate roles

4) Make it a competition to see which players can the most positive first touches inside the grid for a minute

5) PG add 2 defenders to protect the square and if they suceed they can score in any desired pug goal.

Coaching Points

-head up when dribbling

-quality of technique

-speed of thought (dribble at gamespeed)

-shielding

-observation of space

-understanding of characteristic

-change of direction (using different surfaces of the foot to change direction of the ball

1v1 turning (20 mins)

Organization

• set up a 10x10 square
• 4 different gates in each edge marked by 2 colors

• 2 teams in different colors

Instructions

1. attackers will be placed one corner of the square

2. defenders in the opposite corner

3. attacking player must avoid being tagged and penetrate to gates assigned by coach

4. defender will get a point by tagging the attacker 

5. introduce ball and attacker must now penetrate through gate with a dribble

6. switch roles after a couple of rounds. 

Coaching Points

-head up to identify incoming pressure

-unbalance defender by changing direction

-exaggeration of body movements 

-knee over toe/drop shoulder to feint

-never stop in front of defender 

-accelerate after beating defender 

-speed of play 

Progressions

-player only has 8 seconds to penetrate