Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Running with the ball

Warmup / Technical (15 mins)

Set up:

Players set up on the orange gates with a ball each. Players dribble and pas through the gates and the receiving player receiving the ball with his back foot running into space.

Coaching Points:

1) Use the laces, toe pointed down small pinky toes to push the ball forward.

2) Low center of gravity knees bent lose body shape when dribbling with the ball.

3) Side on body shape and a good first touch with the inside of the foot.

Progression:

1) Players can dribble in and out of the middle cones using the inside and outside of the feet.

Activity 2 (25 mins)

Set up:

Attacking players set up on each of the boxes. The objective is for the attacking players to pass to the opposite box to score on goal. or dribble out of their box to score on goal, if the defenders win the ball they can counter and score on the big goal. The ball starts from the keeper

Coaching points:

1) Pick your head up and see whether the switch or pass is on.

2) Communicate the switch or dribble.

Progression:

1) The attackers are timed, if they do not score within a certain amount of seconds they lose the game.