Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): VUSC-U9B- 1v1 scissors (Week 2)
Premier Users' Club
Brittain Wagner
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10 mins
Organization:
Three Grids with Groups of 4 Players in each grid, each player with a ball.
Instructions:
2 Players on each end zone facing the center cone. First two players on each side make eye contact to start dribble with the Left foot to center cone. Before reaching cone, both players make the "Scissors" move with the Left Foot and push the ball to the opposite direction (Right side). Players drive to end zone and get back in line.
Coaching Points:
* Eye contact at the start helps to recognize when your partner is ready and to make a connection.
* Head and eyes up to recognize when to make the move.
* Take a small touch prior to making the Scissors move as a "Prep Touch".
* "Sell" the Scissors move by keeping your foot low and making it look like you're taking a touch with the outside of your foot (use your body to help "sell" the move).
* Big touch to get ball out of your feet to accelerate away, get your eyes up and to help make the next decision.
Progressions:
* Start with Left Foot Scissors going to the Right Side.
* Swith to go with Right Foot Scissors going to the Left Side.
* Add "Inside Scissors" (or "Double Scissors" or "Scissors Cannon") to increase difficulty.
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15 mins
Organization:
-3 areas of 20x10 set up as shown
-5 yard scoring zone where defenders cannot go into
-3 groups of players
-3 Pugg goals
Instructions:
-Players placed in groups depending upon skill level
-Individual competition between players of each group
-Player at front of line tries to beat defender staying within zone and score to gain a point for him/herself.
-If goal is scored/ball goes out of play/ball is won by defender that 1v1 game is over, the attacker becomes the defender, and the next attacker comes into field to try and score.
-If player uses a moves successfully and scores, they gain 3 points.
-Player from each group with most amount of points wins.
Coaching Points:
-Good positive first touch
-Controlled approach
-Observe defenders position
-Attackers defenders front foot
-Execution of move
-Take touch back across the defender and accelerate away
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15 mins
Organization: 3v3 set up as shown, with endones
Instructions:
Team Scores by dribbling into their attacking endzone
Players will match up with a player on the opposing team and can only defend that player
Coaching Points:
Head up when dribbling to observe position of defender and open space to dribble in to
Messi touches when defender is close or when in a congested area of the field
Ronaldo touches when there is space in front of you to exploit
Progressions:
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30 mins
Organization:
1. 40x30 grid set up as shown
2. Team seperated into four groups
3. One ball per field with multiple by each goal.
Instructions:
1. Teams will play 5 min games.
2. Water Break
3. Winning teams will play each other.
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5 mins
Organization:
12 Players with a ball each in a 40x60 yard (open) grid.
Instructions:
The Coach will inquire, with his players, about the dribbling characteristics of three of the top players in the world: Messi, Xavi and Ronaldo. The Coach will use these three players to paint the picture and build the foundational dribbling characteristics that the RDS curriculum is built upon.
Coaching Points:
"Painting the Picture" of each one of the player's characteristics:
* MESSI: Head up looking to get into the gaps using small, quick touches with the Pinky Toe (outside of the foot).
* XAVI: Head up to recognize when there's no gaps/space, then change of direction (12 o'clock to 6 o'clock), ball comes out of your feet, and then head and eyes up getting into the new space.
* RONALDO: Head up to see when there's a lot of space in front of you, then big touch to accelerate and get your head/eyes up and attack the space.
Progressions:
Spend a few minutes covering each Foundational Player's characteristics seperately and ensure the players have a good picture of the characteristics during each scenario.