Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 2 Introduction to Ball Mastery

Screen 1 (15 mins)

Arrival Activity: Ball master; Touches, turns and skills 15 Mins

Each player has a ball to maximise ball rolling time. Players dribble round the area using Messi touches(small) in tight areas and Ronaldo touches (big) when there is space to drive. 

Players will be instructed to use 5 different skills and 5 different turns each lasting 1 minute. 

Skills:

1) Step over

2) Ball role

3) Messi fake

4) Stop and go 

5) Fake shot 

Turns:

1) Cruyff turn (inside)

2) Outside turn

3) Drag back (sole)

4) over shield turn (no touch turn)

5) magic turn (role and outside)

Adaptations:

Final 5 minutes players will compete in a game of king of the ring. Each player try's to protect their ball while one player tries to eliminate them. if your ball gets kicked out you become a defender and try to eliminate other players.

Challenges:

1) Try all the skills

2) Exaggerate your movements (Big and explosive)

3) Use disguise (where does your body face to fool the defender)

Technical:

1) Skills

2) Turns 

3) Touches/ running with the ball 

Pitch size: 20 feet by 30 feet

use pitch markings or cones to mark out the area

12 balls

Interventions: 

1) Coach individually, keep it free flowing

2) Add key points on player mistakes

3) Explaining each individual skill or turn

Screen 3 (15 mins)

Phase 2: 1v1 to finish.

Split the group into 2 small groups. 1 attacking and 1 defending. Defenders pass the ball across to the attackers and the players try to score or make a tackle to end the game. If the defenders win the ball can they explode outside the area with the ball to score a point. Attacker's can score in either goal using disguise to create space to score. 

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

1) After 7.5 minutes players swap roles

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

1) Use a skill to beat a player

2) Defenders transition to attackers and explode away quickly

Technical:

1) Changing direction

2) Skills turns and touches

3) Shooting

Tactical:

1) Transitions

Pitch size: 20 feet by 30 feet

6 balls

2 small goals

use pitch markings or cones if unavailable

Bibs for one team  

Interventions: 

1) Players not using disguise to beat a player, just running into the defender

2) Defenders not transitioning out of the area 

3) Allow players to switch roles