Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): u9-u10 Grassroots Development Program session 5 and 6

Individual ball work (10 mins)

Organization:

Players are placed inside the coned area all with a soccer ball

Procedure:

Players dribble through throughout the area to and from different cones using the cone as a defender Practicing ball mastery skills, 1v1 moves, and keep-ups.

The coach should look to create competition between the players in terms of:

How many moves can the player complete in 60 seconds?

How many keep ups can the player do using different parts of their body?

The coach has the flexibility and creativity to take the warm up any many different directions, feel free to become creative.

Coaching Points:

See the ball/See the player

Change of speed/direction

Keep head up

Use all parts of both feet

Have FUN

2v2 SSG (10 mins)

Organization:

10-12 players

see diagram for set-up and equipment

area approx. 16x16

Procedure:

On coach’s call ("red" "yellow") 2 players for each team must react, touch that colour cone, then run around their net, with coach passing ball in, to play 2v2, can score in either goal, if win the ball attack opponents net.

Coaching Points:

See the ball/See the player

Change of speed/direction

Keep head up

Use all parts of both feet

Decision making, Should I dribble or pass?

Have FUN