Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Dribbling: Acitivity (Group)

Activity (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 20x20 field

2. Two teams (attacking/defending)

3. Each attacking player needs a ball

4. Each defending player needs a cone

Instructions:

1. Separate players into two teams, attacking team and defending team

2. Each defending player picks an area to stand on the field and places their cone down.

3. The attacking team tries to dribble from one side of the field to the other without getting tagged by the defending team.

4. Each defending player is allowed to move two steps in each direction of their cone to try to tag an attacking player.

5. If an attacking player is tagged, they join the defending team.

6. Play continues until all attacking players have joined the defending team.

7. Teams switch

Coaching Points:

1. Positive first touch out of the feet

2. Play with the laces of the foot closet to the ball

3. Fewest number of touches to cover the distance quickly

4. Smaller touches as the space becomes less

5. Pick up eyes to find an open path

Progression/Regression:

1. P - Allow one defending player to roam free throughout the field of play

2. P - Set out one cone per player, defenders can move to any open cone to defend. As attackers are turned into defenders, the open cones decrease.

3. R - Do not allow defending players to move off of cone