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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Technical Session: Hiding the Ball

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Zubair Amin
Name: Zubair Amin
City: Croydon
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Block 1: Manipulating & Staying on the Ball

Topic 3: Hiding the Ball (Technical Session)

  • Objective 1: Players should be looking to keep control of the ball within tight spaces
  • Objective 2: Players should be looking to keep hide/shield the ball away from a defender
  • Objective 3: Players should be comfortable on the ball whilst under pressure

Core Move Focuses for Block 1:

  • 2 Player: Wall Pass
  • 2 Player: Overlap

Skill Move Focuses for Block 1:

  • Step over
  • Drag Back/L Turn
  • Sole Role
  • V Cut

Technical Session:

  • Players should be split into a maximum of two groups of 10 on two separate pitches
  • The same session should be done simultaneously on both pitches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery Warm Up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery Warm Up
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Ball Mastery Warm Up (10 mins)

Organisation

  • Players dribble in the coned area doing different skills, turns and movements, on

    the coach's call, without losing the control of the ball or bumping into anyone else

  • Focus skills this block: Step Over, Drag Back/L Turn, Sole Role, V Cut

Progressions

  • add defenders trying to tackle the ball and give all the players five lives, every time they get tackled, or the ball goes out of play, they lose a life

Coaching Points

  • Players taking small touches
  • Players keeping their heads up
  • Players playing at high tempo
  • Encourage players to try new skills/turns/movements even if they find it difficult
  • Look out for players who are struggling with the the technique the coach has asked the player to execute

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Quadrants

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 Quadrants
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1v1 Quadrants (10 mins)

Organisation

  • Create a grid of four quadrants (this is suitable for up to 8 players, if there is 10 you will need to create another square separate to this)
  • 1v1 in each quadrant, the player on the ball is looking to dribble to one of the corners of their quadrant without getting tackled
  • If they get to a corner the defender must go back to the middle before the attacker looks to dribble to another corner (they cannot go back to corner they just started on)
  • They get a point for every time they successfully dribble to a corner
  • Ensure players are matched up ability wise and rotate players

Progressions

  • Regression: Players can start this drill off by having a ball each and just dribbling to the corners of their quadrant without being tackled, before progressing into the 1v1 element (just so they can get used to the idea of dribbling to a corner)
Coaching Points

  • Encourage players to use a change of direction, change of pace or a skill move to get passed the defender
  • Particularly with skill moves for this block, focus on the V cut and drag back/L turn for this practice
  • Introduce the topic of hiding the ball in this tight area, ensuring that the defender finds it difficult to tackle the opposition
  • Body/leg in between the ball and defender to HIDE the ball and make it difficult for the defender to access the ball
  • Use of the arm to keep the defender away when hiding/shielding the ball
  • Knees bent and shoulder pointing at the defender
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Invasion

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Invasion (15 mins)

Organisation

  • In a 4v4 environment (adjust based on numbers), each team are split into two halves, with two balls for each team
  • The players that do not have a ball look to press and win the ball off the opposition in the other half of the pitch and bring it back to their own half
  • Players must dribble back to their own half, they cannot pass the ball
  • Players who have the ball must shield/hide the ball to keep it in their half
  • Only one player can press one person at a time
  • After 1 minute the team who has the most footballs in their half wins

Progressions

  • After a few rounds, remove the halfway line and keep it an open space. 4 players start with the ball and they play against one defender each. Players are still looking to keep the ball without losing it and at the end of one minute whichever player has the ball wins

Coaching Points

  • Encourage players to use a change of direction, change of pace or a skill move to get passed the defender
  • Particularly with skill moves for this block, focus on the V cut and drag back/L turn for this practice
  • Introduce the topic of hiding the ball in this tight area, ensuring that the defender finds it difficult to tackle the opposition
  • Body/leg in between the ball and defender to HIDE the ball and make it difficult for the defender to access the ball
  • Use of the arm to keep the defender away when hiding/shielding the ball
  • Knees bent and shoulder pointing at the defender

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1/2v2/3v3

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1v1/2v2/3v3 (25 mins)

Organisation

    • Players are split into two teams and each player has a number​

    • When a player’s number is called out, they come onto the pitch and play a 1v1 against their opponent​

    • Games should last 60-90 seconds each​

    • Once their game is done the player should stand behind or to the side of the goal​

    • Multiple games can be played at the same time (max of three games at once) – players will be challenged on awareness in this situation

Progressions

  • This can progress into doing 2v2s and 3v3s by calling out numbers (in total have a maximum of 6 players on the pitch at any time)

Coaching Points

    • Players should try and score as close to the goal as possible in to work on their dribbling. You can add an end zone on each side of the pitch that players must score within​

    • Encourage defenders to try and press/engage as soon as possible to put the attacker under pressure​

    • Challenge players who are dominating by asking them to do a skill to beat their player or score/dribble with their weak foot​

    • Ensure players are playing against those who are similar ability and/or physically similar – this is vital!

  • Use of this block's focus skill moves can be worth extra points
  • For the 2v2/3v3, use of this blocks core moves can be worth extra points or even a game breaker

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