Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Centercourt FC Week 2-Dribbling (Change of speed/direction)

Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization:

1. - Players are Jerry the mouse and run inside the grid - 3 triangles set up in grid each with one player inside.

2. - Two players are Tom the Cat.

Instructions:

1. - Tom's try to tag Jerry's who are outside a triangle - cannot tag a player who is inside the triangle ("safe zone")

2. - Jerry's can enter a triangle, which forces the player currently inside to exit - can only have one player inside the triangle at once

3. - Once tagged, the tagged players switches roles with the Tom.

Coaching Points:

1. - Recognize space and get into it

2. - Realize where Tom's are and stay away

3. - Take first touch when receiving the ball into space/away from defender

4. - Technique when receiving

Progressions:

1. - Add balls to players outside the triangles - must pass the ball to player inside the triangle to switch places

Progression 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. - Progress to one ball for attacking team and attacking team cannot go through same gate twice in a row.

Conditioned Game (30 mins)

Organization:

1. - 20 by 25 yard area

2. - 9 players total (3 groups)

3. - 3 Goals

Instructions:

1. - On coaches command, players play 2 v 1 attacking to goal.

2., - Attacking players score by shooting on goal.

3. - Defending players score by intercepting pass or forcing players out of bounds. Defenders can get two points by intercepting pass and scoring on opposite side.

4. - Game is over if goal is scored or ball goes out.

Coaching Points/Questions:

1. - timing of decision

2. - head up

3. - speed of approach (big touches vs small)

Regressions/Progressions:

1. - P-3 v 2