Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): TECHNICAL - 1ST TOUCH - U10 (PEDDIE CAMP - RDS) (Start Time: 2013-08-05 09:00:00)

Juggling Warm-Up (15 mins)

Organization:

30x40 yard grid, each Player with a ball.

Instructions:

"The One Bounce Juggling Challenge": Player starts the juggle with 1 bounce, then takes 1 touch; then lets the ball bounce again, then takes 2 touches; then let's it bounce once again, then takes 3 touches, etc. If the player messes up the sequence, then they start again at 1. Challenge players to set their own new record.

Coaching Points:

- Players try to improve their touches (suppleness, control and foot-eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet & body.

Messi-Ronaldo-Xavi (20 mins)

Organization:

10x20 yard grid (grid with a mid-way point marked by cones)

4 Groups (for 12 players)

1 player with a ball each, 2 players start at the top with 1 player starting at the bottom end.

Instructions:

Playstarts with the two players at the top with player A dribbling towards the bottom end using Messi touches, once player A gets over the line player B starts to dribble. Each player Xavi turns when they get to the end lifting head up straight away making eye contact with next player.

Players are pretending every other player is a defender and they are looking to penetrate the gaps in the opposition defense.

Coaching Points:

Messi:

Dribble pinkytoe

Small quick touches

Head up as much as possible looking for gaps to penetrate

Xavi:

Realizing no space

Ball out of feet

Head up after turn

Acceleration after turn

Ronaldo:

Lots of space ahead, take bigger touches

Pick head up after everysingle touch

Main Theme II (15 mins)

Organization:

30x40 yard area

Four 5x5x5 triangles

Instructions:

Four triangles set up as shown with a player standing in each triangle. Players in the middle with a ball. Player in possession dribbles in the area and looks to pass to a player in a triangle. The player in the triangle must receive through any side of the triangle other than the side the pass entered. Player making the pass follows into the vacated triangle as the process continues.

Coaching Points:

Communication with teammate.

Open body shape to receive on back foot.

First touch into space.

Quality of first touch.

Progressions:

- Player making the pass into the triangle follows pass to provide pressure as player inside triangle moves out an open side

- Player making the pass into the triangle tries to win the ball back before player in the triangle exits the space