Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling - Technical & Skilled Session

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Nicholas Madronero Gonzalez

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Name:	Nicholas Madronero Gonzalez
City:	New Malden
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Learning Objectives:

Improve close ball control and dribbling technique through varied movement patterns.
Develop confidence and decision-making when using dribbling skills under technical and defensive pressure.
Encourage spatial awareness, support play, and scanning to identify opportunities while moving with the ball.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling - Technical Practice

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Focus on the three changes; change of direction,change of feet and change of speed.
	Tactical Encourage driving into space and recognising when to accelerate or decelerate during dribbling.
	Physical Develop agility, coordination, and use of acceleration while dribbling through tight spaces.
	Psychological Challenges concentration, resilience, and confidence during complex dribbling variations.
	Social Encourages turn-taking and peer work, promoting communication and teamwork.

Dribbling - Technical Practice (10 mins)

Organisation: Set up the stations as the diagram shows. Players dribble through the path highlighted starting from the left going through each variation until the last one on the right side.

Aims:

To develop dribbling technique, including close control, changes of direction and speed. Additionally, players improve body coordination and ball manipulation throughout variety of dribbling paths.

Progression:

-Dribble with only the weaker foot.

-Dribble using inside and outside of the foot alternately.

Challenges:

- Add timer challenge

- Make into competition or relay race

Coaching intervention strategy:

- Use drive-by coaching to give immediate, targeted feedback on technique, encouraging correct touches, body position, and decision-making without stopping the flow.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling - Skilled Practice

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Focus on close ball control and three changes; direction, speed and feet.
	Tactical Develops decision-making about when to dribble, which gate to attack, what moves to use all under defensive pressure.
	Physical Promotes acceleration, deceleration, agility and physicality in 1v1 duels.
	Psychological Challenges composure, confidence, and resilience in competitive 1v1 situations with high repetition.
	Social Encourages peer learning in turn based activities and promotes teamwork in 2v1's or 2v2's.

Dribbling - Skilled Practice (10 mins)

Organisation: Set up the station as the diagram shows, removing the second blue marker in each dribbling line. Place two players at each end for 1v1s. The player positioned between the two red gates passes to the middle cone player, who must dribble through either gate to score a point. If the defender wins the ball, they must dribble to the end zone represented by the blue flat marker line.

Aims: Develop dribbling and ball control under defensive pressure, encouraging players to make quick decisions and use feints, changes of direction, and body positioning to beat an opponent.

Progressions:

-Rotate defenders and attackers frequently to expose all players to both roles.

-Progress into 2v1's and 2v2's.

Challenges:

-Introduce a time limit to increase tempo and control.

-Encourage use of weaker foot.

Coaching Intervention Strategy:

- Use drive-by coaching to provide targeted feedback on technique, positioning, and decision-making without interrupting flow.