Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): LEVITTOWN SC - TRAVEL (DRIBBLING)

Warmup

Organization: 2 lines groups of 3-4 setup as shown

Instructions:

Defending player goes on the cue of the attacking player, and immediately presses the attacking player looking to pull the pinnie away from the attacking player. Player next in line, picks a gate and run towards it. The attacking player can only attack toward the open gate.

Coaching Points:

Go directly at the defender

Smaller steps once accelerating into space larger strides

Head up to see what gate we must attack in

Change in levels

Progressions:

Semi Opposed

Organization:

Groups of 3 to 4, Attacking player shown in Blue, 2 5 yard gates set up as shown.

Instructions:

Defending player plays into the attacking player, and immediately presses the attacking player applying passive pressure. Player next in line, picks a gate and run towards it. The attacking player can only attack toward the open gate.

Coaching Points:

Attacking player head up to assess where the open gate is. If we don't have our head up we will not know where the space to attack.

-Drive at the defending player to commit them, if we drive directly at them they don't know where we intend on attacking.

-Scissor Technique: Foot pointed towards ground, scissor as close to ball as possible to increase speed of the move. Drive with the foot that you intend to do the first scissor with. Getaway touch is out of the tackling radius and into space.

3v3 Free Play (15 mins)

Organization:

3v3 Small-sided tournament games: 4 teams of 3 players eachteam. 2 fields of 30x40 yards with 2 Pugg Goals on opposite endlines.

Instructions:

4 Teams of 3, play 3v3 tournament style format where each team will play one another.

Coaching Points:

· Review of session's learning outcomes being translated into the game

Progressions: