Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U9 Ball Mastery Dribbling session

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Name:	Lonny Behm
City:	Ponoka
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball toss warm up

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Ball toss warm up (5 mins)

SET UP

, either in a 25 x 25 grid or the center circle, 1 ball add an extra ball if numbers are large or create 2 grids and separate teams evenly.

ORGANIZATION

Player run around the grid throwing the ball or bouncing the ball to each other.

Have players skip, jump, side shuffle other movements you see fit to work on physical literacy

COACHING POINTS

move around, change direction, change speed, keep your head up, call for the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Running with the ball

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Running with the ball (10 mins)

Set up 25x20 grid, bigger if need be, numerous cones at each end of the grid (treats), each player has a ball.

Set them into 2 teams an have a team competition.

OBJECTIVE

players dribble and run with the ball back and forth through the grid, each time they reach an end zone they grab a cone (treats), most cones win.

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

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Ball Mastery (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION

In a 20x20 mark out with 4 cones (larger depending on number of players), have players dribble the ball within the grid, preforming specific ball mastery moves that you call out.

To start, demo each skill, you may need to demo every time you call out a new skill for the younger groups.

Every player has a ball.

SKILLS

toe taps- 6x, then 10x

tic tocs- 6x, then 10x

inside cut- 2 inside cuts then dribble

outside cut- 2 outside cuts then dribble

stop and drag back - 2 drag backs, then dribble

sole roll to the left and the right - 2 to the left and 2 to the right.
U9+

All the above plus

Matthews - 1 move and dribble

Scissors - 6x stationary, then progress to movement with scissors

Outside Turn - 1 turn and then dribble

Inside Turn - 1 turn and then dribble

Croqueta

step over turn

pull the V

Cruyff

Brazilian toe taps

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): squirrles and Nuts

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squirrles and Nuts (10 mins)

Set up 20x20 grid with a 5x5 grid in the middle

20 balls in the middle of the 5x5 (nuts)

split players into even teams of 4. approx. 3-4 per team

OBJECTIVE

relay race one at a time in each group run towards the small middle grid

you can have them do a variety of physical literacy movements each round while they go towards the "nuts"

- hop on 1 foot, 2 footed hops, crab crawl, skip, bear crawl, sprint.

Once they reach the "nuts" have them preform a ball mastery skill to get a ball.

-drag back, sole roll, outside turn, inside turn, scissors (before they grab a ball)

Once the nuts have been collected, to restart the game have players then perform tik toks, toe taps etc with the ball and put the nuts back in the middle. Still a competition one player from each line going at a time.

Once they preform a skill have them dribble the ball back to their line

Most "nuts in the groups win.

COACHING POINTS

Physical literacy

Ball mastery moves under control

Dribbling under control

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): KING/QUEEN of the ring

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KING/QUEEN of the ring (10 mins)

Set up 20 x 20 grid, bigger or smaller depending on the number of players, each player has a ball.

OBEJECTIVE

Players dribble around the grid, protecting their ball, while trying to kick out their opponents ball.

Keep control of your own ball, players cannot leave their ball to kick out an opponents. Stay within a yard of your ball when you go to kick an opponents ball out.

If your ball has ben kicked out preform a series of ball mastery skills, tic toks, toe taps, scissors, sole rolls. (5) of each and then players can re enter the game.

COACHING POINTS

Dribbling

Shielding the ball

keeping your head up

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3v3/4v4 Small Sided Games

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3v3/4v4 Small Sided Games (10 mins)

Grid: 30x30

Let players play in small sided games to maximize touches and moments to shield and change direction.

Go 3v3 or 4v4 based on numbers

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