Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FAW C License - Dribbling - Final Session

Technical Practice (5 mins)

Organisation

1. Players to move their balls (one each) around the 15m x 15m

Area.

2. Players then dribble around the box only using a surface of the

foot the coach has instructed, this can be with their right foot or Left

foot, - Go through the three ways of dribbling - Inside, Outside and

Sole.

3. Finally, develop the practice so players must move the ball (in

any of the three ways) but with just their Right foot and then just

their Left foot.

1st Progression - On the Coaches command players to swap

footballs so the Blues stop their balls and so do the reds,

Players then look to get back on another ball quickly and continue

their actions.

Mechanics

1. Keep ball close

2. Vary surfaces of the foot (inside/outside/sole)

3. Keep head up but know where the ball is

Skills Practice (15 mins)

Skill Practice

Organisation

Following Technical Practice, Coach to immediately begin and reorganise

players following a quick transition

1) Place 2 cones at the corners of each of each of the sqares as illustrated

2) in the opposite cornes place 4 players from each team

3) Spare balls to be located at the edge of the squares

1. One team (with Footballs) will act as Defenders for 2-minutes

(then rotate roles) the other team as Attackers.

2. (Blues pass the ball to reds) To score a reds must dribble

the ball through one of the two gates positioned in the corner of

their group.

3. Once the blues have passed the ball, they simply look to try and

tackle the red.

Mechanics

4. Look to change of pace

5. Look to change of direction

Progressions

1. Rotate players after two minutes (Defenders to Attackers) (Attackers to Defenders)

2. Ball remain Live! If Defender wins the ball back it is now their challenge to dribble the ball through one of the corner gates and the

attacker becomes the defender.

3. Competition, 90-seconds each, Who can score the most points: (1) point if you dribble the ball through the gate (2) points if you

tackle the player then dribble the ball through one of the Gates.

SSG - Antony (5 mins)

Progression

Add 4 sets of gates (as above) to dribble through to score additional point

Regression - remove time condition