Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U8 - Dribbling / attacking 1v1's
Premier Users' Club
Michael Nelson
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Organization: Red middle channel and two outside channels. x4 groups of 3 players. Ball Each
Instructions: Dribble down the corridor (red), touching both sides. Players all dribble at the same time, once at the end - choose the left or right channel to move the ball back down to the starting area.
Coaching Points:
- Head up when dribbling, plus awareness of other players
- Close control
- At speed and change direction quickly
Progressions:
- Groups at opposite ends of the corridor (2 groups go at same time towards each other). Do a skill at an oncoming player.
- A different skills on the way back each time down the orange chanel (toe taps, ball juggling, inside touches, messi touches, ronaldo touches etc.).
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Organization: Similar organisation to the skills corridor. Now there are mini goals for 1v1 areas and a goalkeeper in the main goal. At start - three teams in the starting area, one team are Gk plus two defenders defending the mini goals.
Instructions: Three players go at a time. One dribbbles up to shoot on the main goals, the other two choose a channel to dribble down and take on a defeneder to try and score in the mini goal. As soon as all plays are dead - next group of 3 then goes. Rotate defenders and GK (if applicable).
Coaching Points:
- Beat the defender by dribbling at them and changing direction quickly
- Use a dribbling move or skill
- Place the ball when shooting or power?
Progressions:
- Points for skills used in the 1v1s
- Points system for teams, competions between 4 teams (1point in main goal, 2points in mini goals)
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Organization:
x4 teams, small sided games (3v3s, 4v4s).
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Organization: x3 teams of 4players in a grid.
Instructions: Pass and move using hands only to start with. Pass to teamates of same colour.
Coaching Points:
- Look for space, make good runds
- get open to recieve the ball
- Pass through a gap between other colour pinnie team, interchange etc.
- Always active and looking for the ball
- Anticitpation of where the ball may go (3rd man run)
Progressions:
- Only pass to teamates
- Pass to other colours
- Kick pass to a player or thigh pass (use different parts of body)