Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 6: Dribbling

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Name:	James Collis
City:	Caerphilly
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

* Pitch should be 40m x 30m (9v9 size)

* Player 7v7

* Bib red and yellow players as they arrive

Set up

Red cone for players to line up
3 poles for the players to dribble between
Yellow cone for the player to dribble around
2 poles in the middle to form a gate
1 blue flat as a target maker for the players to dribble towards

Primary Focus

* Dribbling with the ball and turning

* Dribbling with the ball with a burst of pace into a shot

* Dribbling with the ball and passing into a shot

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling

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Dribbling

Explanation

* Red and Yellow players will line up against each other for initial race

* Players will dribble towards to 3 poles and navigate between them

* Player will dribble towards the yellow cone, dribble around it and dribble back and pass off to the next player to start

Dribbling pole mechanics

* Player should start into the dribble using their laces

* Player should be encouraged to use different areas of their feet navigate between the poles, outside of their foot to move outwards. Inside of their foot to come back in.

* Player should continue towards the yellow cone using their laces ready to loop the cone

* Player shold continue using their laces to dribble ready to pass off to the next player

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

1st Progressions: Player to dribble using their weaker foot

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges: when attacking the yellow cone, instead of looping it, perform a "Pull back" or "The Stop and Turn"

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling with shot

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Dribbling with shot

Add a small goal into the middle of the bigger goal.

Explanation

* Each player (Red, Yellow) will have a ball

* Player will dribble past the 3 poles and turn towards the gate

* Player will dribble through the gate, into a burst of speed and shoot

* Player will return to the back of the line

* Aim to have 2 going at the same time or 1 after the other

Dribbling pole mechanics
* Player should start into the dribble using their laces picking up speed

* Player should use the inside or outside depending on strongest foot to turn towards the gate

* Player should with a burst of speed go through the gate and prepare to shoot

* Player should keep an eye on the ball, ensure standing foot is in line with the ball, kick through the middle of the ball

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

1st Progression: Add 1 defender behind the blue cone and will press the red and yellow dribbling players making it 1v1 or 2v1 in some cases.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges: scoring in the large goal is 3 points, scoring in the small goal is 1 point

Challenges: Encourage player to shoot with their weaker foot

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling with pass-n-shot

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Dribbling with pass-n-shot

Explanation

* Red player with the ball will dribble to the blue flat or cone

* Yellow player at the same time will sprint towards the 3 poles

* Red player will need to pass the ball to the yellow player without hitting the cones

* Yellow player will control and dribble down the line and cross

* Red player will run around the gate and sprint into area ready for the cross

* Red player to score

* Switch after red team have had 2 rounds of scoring

Dribbling pole mechanics
* Red player should start into the dribble using their laces picking up speed towards the blue flat

* Red player to stop the ball, ensure pass is accurate between the poles

* Yellow player to take the touch bringing it under control and burst into a sprint ready to cross

* Red player to sprint around the gate (pole) into the box

* Yellow player to look upto see where Red player is and cross

* Red Player to score

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

1st Progressions: Yellow player, instead of taking the touch, take the ball into their stride knocking the ball forward

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges: Scorers should be challenged to score with their weaker foot

Challenges: Powerful crossers should be challenged to cross it high and not along the floor

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG 7v7

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SSG 7v7

Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

2 u13 goals
2 goals keepers
7v7

Explanation

* 7v7 game including goals keepers

* Encourage goals keepers to pass wide to promote initial dribbling from the back

Interventions

* Where possible without pausing the game, remind individual players of their position and the space around them to move into

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenges: Encourage and promote players to bring the ball under control and dribble taking at least 3, 4 touches

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