Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Bob Smith Soccer Academy Week 1-Dribbling (Start Time: 2018-03-28 19:00:00)

Dribbling at Cones (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 20 x 20 yard area setup as shown

2. 12 players setup as shown

3. 1 ball per player

Instructions:

1. Players have to dribble around a marker to score a point

2. After fully rounding a marker, players can then move to another marker to score

3. Players can not score atthe same marker twice in a row

4. Players are only allow ed to use one surface to controlthe ball,e.g.inside,outside,sole,laces

5. Players play for one minute for each surface,and counttheir ow n scores

6. Players are then given one m inute to use allsurfaces,and try to beattheir ow n record

Coaching Points:

1. Controlled approach

2. Timing of move – just outside tackling radius

3. Body shape – low centre of gravity

4. Change of speed and direction

Progression/Regression:

1. P – Players can only round each marker once, and must use them all before repeating

2. P – Any collision w ith another player / ball resets both players to zero points

3. P--Moves at the cones

3. P – H ave less m arkers than players to increase traffic

4. R – H ave m ore m arkers than players to reduce traffi

4 Corners Dribbling Game (10 mins)

In stru ctio n s:

1. Team s score by dribbling into any ofthe four corner areas

2. O nce they score in one area they sw itch directions and try to score in one ofthe other three

3. Ifa player w ins the ballthey can score in any ofthe four areas

4. Ifa team w ins possession ofthe ballthey can score in any area

5. Ifthe ballleaves the area the gam e is re-started w ith a kick-in

6. Play for a settim e lim it

C o a ch in g P o in ts:

1. C ontrolled approach

2. A ppropriate turn to protector change direction

3. Bend the knees to create a platform to accelerate

4. Turn into space

5. Take aw ay w ith the nearestfootand surface

6. H ead up after turning for nextaction

P ro g ressio n /R eg ressio n :

1. P – Reduce the num ber ofscoring area for each team (tw o per team )

2. R – Reduce num ber ofplayers to 3 vs.3 or 4 vs.4

3. R – Increase playing area or increase the size ofscoring