Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling/Finishing Station Work

Dribbling (20 mins)

Set Up:

- Place cones in a diamond shape. Each cone on the outside diamond should be ten steps from the inside diamond.

- Players are lined up evenly on all 4 sides

Instructions:

1) Without a ball, players slowly run towards the cone in the middle directly across from them and fake left go right. After fake, players must sprint to the line across from them.

2) Same as above but fake right go left.

3) With a ball fake left go right

4) With a ball fake right go left

5) Step over with left foot, knock the ball to the right with outside of the right foot.

6) Step over with right foot, knock the ball to the left with outside of the left foot.

Coaching Points:

- To beat a defender you need change of direction and change ofpace.

- Timing of the move so players do not hit the cone and avoid the middle of the diamond.

- Over exaggerate fake by jumping to the left, bending knee and exploding into the other direction.

Variation/Progression:

-Feint left to right

- Right to left

-Stepover left to right

- Right to left

-Roll left to right

-Right to left

**If there are more than 8 players, mirror the session into two grids. Demo off one grid.

** Progress to 1v1 on the second week