Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Minhang Earthquakes - Microcycle 1, Session 1

Drill 1: RWB & Turns (10 mins)

Drill 1 - Gary

Organisation

-In technical box split the group into 6 lines (depending on group, no more than 2 per line)

-On Coaches command players dribble to the other side using one touch, one-step technique

-Stop and wait for remaining players at other side, restart from opposite side when all groups have finished

Different objectives for each group:

U7:

RWB Technique: One touch, one step. Soft Touches

Changes of Speed

Stop the ball with inside of foot and turn

U8:

RWB Technique: One touch, one step. Soft Touches

Changes of Speed

Stop the ball with inside of foot and turn using inside and outside of the foot

U9/10:

RWB Technique: One touch, one step at full speed

Stop the ball with inside of foot and turn using inside and outside of both feet

To make engaging/fun/competitive choose:

- Coach can shout 'stop'. Last player to stop has to do toe taps

- Coach can shout 'race'. After technical movements stop/turns etc. players race to one side

- Copy the player. Coach can elect a captain, players have to copy their movements as they perform stops and turns

Technical - Danger Ball (10 mins)

Drill 3 - Jason

Danger Ball

- Inside the pitch allocate 1 or 2 players to be taggers with ball

- Remaining players are trying to avoid the taggers whilst dribbling inside the area

- If player is tagged they have to do ten toe taps

- Change taggers every 90 seconds

Progression:

- Players score points by running through the gates with their ball, if hit by a tagger they lose all their points

U7

Stop and Go in the gate

U8/9/10

Stop and Go in the gate

Turn in the gate

Flick over the gate