Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RDS Developmental Moves (week 2)

Warm up

On Arrival:

Juggling - 1 touch 1 bounce, 2 touch 1 bounce, 3 touch 1 bounce

Organization:

1 Player, 1 ball

Instructions:

Players move around area pretending other players are defenders and penetrating gaps in the opposition defence.

Coaching Points:

Close ball control:

- Pinky toe to dribble

- Small quick touches

- Head up, look for gaps

No space/turn:

- Realizing no space

- Ball out of feet

- Head up after turn

- Acceleration out of turn

Open space:

- Lots of space, take bigger touches

- Pick up head after every touch

Progressions:

- Recap moves from last week - Scissors and Double Scissors

Semi-opposed

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

- First player dribbles ball to endline and performs a Stop-turn. On eye contact next player begins dribbling. As players meet in centre the player dribbling out beats the player returning with a Sole Roll.

Coaching Points:

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Head up whilst dribbling

- Quality of turn - emphaisze the fake

- Head up after turning, eye contcact

- Quality of Sole Roll

- Timing of Sole Roll

Progressions:

- Practice both turns and move with both feet

- Change from a Sole Roll to a Roll Push

Small Sided Game

Organization:

3v3 games

Instructions:

- Regular rules

Coaching Points:

- When and where to use a move in a game setting

- When to pass and when to dribble