Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Ability Skills & Ball Mastery Warm Up

Ability/Skills/Ball Mastery Warmup (15 mins)

SET UP: 4 Poles or cones. One in each corner of a 5x5 Box. Cones set in a circle outside of the square.  (4) players without a ball inside the square. The remaining players each have a ball at a cone on the outside of the square.

INSTRUCTIONS: On the coaches word, the players inside the square will move outside of the square towards a player with a ball to receive a pass, and return a pass. The players will then run backwards through the square (shoulder checking) then change direction and go to another player with the ball to repeat the process. 

PROGRESSIONS: Switch up the task, switch to volleys with the inside or top of each foot, or settle the ball off the chest. Turn it into a game with different rounds and assign counters to each of the players with a winner of each round competing at the end. 

FOCUS: The main goal of this part is introducing, practicing and developing their ball control.

Creativity is important, having contact with different parts of their body, footwork, make them think, solve game situations, increase the communication between each other and gain confidence.