Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 1v1 Drills
Premier Users' Club
Josh Black
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Organisation:
- Coach plays into the area and two players compete to win the ball.
- The player who wins the ball has to turn and dribble side gate.
- Put in mini-goals instead of gates.
- Soft touches to get around defender
- Big touches to get away from defender
- Player with head up
- Change of speed & direction to create space.
- Shielding the ball
- 'High to low' & 'Fast to slow' as you approach the ball
- 'Surfer' pose, side on, bent knees
- Eyes on the ball
Transition:
- Quick reaction to winning/losing the ball
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Organisation:
- 5 players - 1v1 inside the box
- The attacker (in blue) looks to receive and play a 1 touch pass off any of the outside players.
- If the defender wins possession, they become the attacker.
- Try to make 3 passes to then swap with another outside player.
Modify:
- Take away one/two balls, make more difficult for attacking player.
Attacking KP's:
- Quality Passing - Timing, Weight, Accuracy (+10 years)
- Movement to Receive - double movements
- Playing with head up - scanning
- Angles/Distances of Support (+11 years)
- Body shape - receive on back foot
- Communication - call for the ball
Transition KP's:
- Quick Reaction to winning/losing possession
Questions:
- How can I help my teammate on the ball?
- What sort of movement should I make before running towards my teammate?
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Organisation:
- Blue attacker dribbles forward on coaches signal and looks to score in the mini-goal.
- If the defender wins the ball back they look to transition to attack either gate on the blue teams side.
- Swap roles after 3-4 minutes.
- Soft touches to get around defender
- Big touches to get away from defender
- Player with head up
- Change of speed & direction to create space.
- Shielding the ball
- 'High to low' & 'Fast to slow' as you approach the ball
- 'Surfer' pose, side on, bent knees
- Eyes on the ball
- Show away from goal/on weaker foot
Transition:
- Quick reaction to winning/losing the ball
Questions:
- Do we want the attacker shooting from the middle or out wide?
- Where should we force the attacker to go?
- Why are we watching the ball and not the players feet?
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Organisation:
- Play starts with the red defender passing to the blue attacker.
- Blue attacker receives and looks to score on goal.
- Red defender after passing runs through the red gates and tries to get back and defend the goal.
- Big touches to get away from defender
- Player with head up
- Body over ball when striking
- Accuracy over power
- Work hard to recover quickly
Questions:
- Why do we lean forward when striking the ball?
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15 mins
Organisation:
- Players start opposite each other.
- On coaches command, the attacking player looks to pass to his teammate on the opposite side.
- If the defender wins the ball or the ball goes out of play, the opposite team become the attackers.
- Modify the distance depending on age/ability.
- Soft touches
- Big touches to get away from defender
- Player with head up
- Change of speed & direction to create space.
- 'High to low' & 'Fast to slow' as you approach the ball
- 'Surfer' pose, side on, bent knees
- Eyes on the ball
Play animation
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Repeat (toggle)
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Organisation:
- Red defender starts by passing to the attacker (blue) who looks to score in either the mini goal or dribble through the red gates.
- If the defender wins the ball back they look to transition to attack either gate on the blue teams side.
- Swap roles after 3-4 minutes.
Attacking Key Points:- Soft touches to get around defender
- Big touches to get away from defender
- Player with head up
- Change of speed & direction to create space.
- Shielding the ball
Defending:Transition: