Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Skills corridor: CISB session plan

WU: Crossing the river

SET UP:

-One team at the side of the grid and the other at the end

-Perform different movements across the grid while avoiding the other group

PROGRESSIONS/ALTERNATIVES:

-Which group can reach the far side first

-Tag an opponent on the way across to gain a point

-One/two taggers from each team standing in the middle to oppose their crossing. If tagged must perform a balance before continuing

KEY POINTS:

-Head up to see opposing team running across your path

-Stop/change of direction or speed to avoid/accelerate away from the opposing team

T2: Beating the defender

SET UP:

- The game remains the same layout but now a defender is added inside for both teams.

- Start with each defender having a bib, they can keep their score which is deducted from team's score at the end.

- When defending passing team, ball must be controlled before throwing a bib.

Progression

- If the defender on the dribbling team intercepts a pass then he must dribble to a side to gain a point.

- The defender on the passing team must tackle dribblers and complete a pass to a player on the passing team to gain a point

- On both occassions, ball is given back to original team.

POTENTIAL PROGRESSIONS:

- Go 5vs5 and increase amount of defenders per team

- Have a dribbling player without a ball so now there is a choice whether to dribble or pass.

- Let the players know their is a time limit, to increase tempo

- Limit touches for passing side

- Allow receivers to step inside the area to receive

KEY POINTS:

- Timing of forward movements

- Encourage players to turn to look for new solutions