Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Spring SKILLS #1

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Logan Murphy
Name: Logan Murphy
City: Evergreen
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Up to 3v3

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Up to 3v3
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Up to 3v3 (15 mins)

Objective: To dribble or pass past opponents, move the ball forward and score goals.

Organization: Set up two 10W yd x 15L yd fields with a goal at each end. As soon as players start to arrive, divide them up and get them playing. Free play for up to 15 minutes with a half time to switch up teams on fields.

Key Words: Dribble, look up, pass, shoot (Can the players use these words and not the coaches?)

Guided Questions: 1) What are your options when you have the ball? 2) When is it a good time to dribble? 3) When is it a good time to pass? 4) What can you do to find where the defenders are?

Answers: 1) Dribble, pass or shoot. 2) When there is space and no defenders around me. 3) When a teammate is open and a defender is near me. 4) Look up

Notes: During first break: coach ask guided questions to players, allow players to continue to play to find answers

During second break: Players give coach and teammates answers from questions during first break


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribble Gates to Goal

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Dribble Gates to Goal (15 mins)

Objective: Dribble in the field, look up to find the open gates and then dribble with COP to dribble through and finding the open goal. Dribble through as many gates as possible in each round with all parts of foot and both feet.

Organization: 20yd W x 30yd L, with every player having a ball at their feet. 1 minute rounds with players keeping track of how many gates they dribble through. Cannot dribble through the same gate twice in a row and try to avoid hitting the cones. Can the players progress to performing COD moves once dribbling through the gates in the later rounds? On coaches go players go to goal. Can do multiple times a round.

Key Words: Dribble, look up, COP, COD, open gate(space)

Guided Questions: 1) How can you dribble through more gates as you compete in more rounds? 2) How can you find open gates vs. gates being dribbled through? 3) What moves can you perform to find open gates once you dribble through one already?

Answers: 1) Dribble through gates with close control (smaller touches) and then COP to find open gates. 2) Look up. 3) COD moves (pullback/ blind pullback, inside/outside turn. Let them show you some ideas they may have as well.

Notes: The rounds should be players competing with themselves to try and better their dribbling ability every round. If a player doesn't beat their previous score, ask why and what they could do differently next round. Then show me.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribble & COD

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Dribble & COD (15 mins)

Objective: To learn and practice change of direction moves and then dribbling to goal at pace. Change of direction and change of pace.

Organization: Split the field using two 10yd W x 15yd L. Every player has a ball at their foot and are split up into two groups. Players will dribble to the middle of the field and then perform a COD move (pull back/blind pullback, inside/outside turn) and then change of pace to go to goal to score. Next players go after players in front go to goal.

Key Words: Dribble, look up, change of direction, change of pace

Guided Questions: 1) What part of the foot should we use for a pullback/ blind pullback? 2) What part of the foot to use when performing inside turn? 3) What part of the foot when performing outside turn? 4) What parts of the foot can you use when shooting on goal?

Answers: 1) Sole. 2) Big toe. 3) Pinky toe. 4) Inside, laces, outside (put more focus on inside and laces)

Notes: After players perform a move, emphasize them to change pace and dribble with speed to goal. They just did a move to get away from a defender, why run at the same pace? After shooting/scoring go around the field and not back through the middle (safety).


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4v4 Game

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4v4 Game (15 mins)

Objective: To dribble or pass past opponents, move the ball forward and score goals. 

Organization: Set up regular 4v4 game with two mini goals. Divide teams up into teams of four. Free play for up to 15 minutes with a half time to switch up teams on fields if necessary. If not possible, switch halves at half time.

Guided Questions: 1) What are your options when you have the ball? 2) When is it a good time to dribble? 3) When is it a good time to pass? 4) What can you do to find where the defenders are?

Answers: 1) Dribble, pass or shoot. 2) When there is space and no defenders around me. 3) When a teammate is open and a defender is near me. 4) Look up.


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