Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Centercourt FC Week 7-Dribbling to goal

Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization:

1. - open space

2. - 12 players

3. - 6 balls (additional with coach)

Instructions:

1. - The player that starts with the ball, passes to a player that does not have a ball and semi-opposes them.

2. - The player receiving the ball, beats the player making the pass with fake or feint and accelerates into open space

3. - The player with the ball now looks for a new open player without a ball and repeats process.

Coaching Points:

1. - Engage defender with 1st or 2nd touch

2. - Timing and execution of fake or feint

3. - play at speed

Visual Cues:

1. - awareness of space

2. - attacker's 1st on the ball

3. - open player without a ball

Progressions:

P-defender can now win the ball

R-defenders go at walking speed

Progression 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

Progress 2 v 2 game with keepers. Shadow play essentially with two teams playing at once with one ball per group and no tackling allowed.

Conditioned Game (30 mins)

Organization:

1. - 30 by 20 yard area

2. - 6 players (2 Gk's, 2 attackers, 2 defenders)

3. - 1 ball (additional on the outside)

Instructions:

1. - Players play 2 v 1 with GK's

2. - The GK starts the game by passing into their attacking player

3. - Each attacker attempts to score in their opponents goal

4. - If the ball goes out of bounds, restarts with opponents GK

5. - Play for a set time and rotate players

Coaching Points:

1. - commit defender

2. - observe body position of defender

3. - know when to hold, when to dribble, when to run with ball

4. - once defender is beaten, cut into space behind defender

5. - receive ball sideways on when back is to goal

6. - play at speed

Visual Cues:

1. - Gk has the ball

2. - position on the field once 1st attacker receives ball

3. - awareness of space

Progressions:

P-allow attackers one free touch before defenders can tackle

R-play without GK's