Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U10s Dribbing Session 1
FAW Coach Ed
James Taylor
Description
Dribbling Session including skill, technique and SSG.
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Technical Practice (10 mins)
Key Factors
Build confidence with the ball, focus on mechanics of dribbling
- Keep ball close
- Vary surface of the ball
- Keep head up but scan position of the ball
- Look to change pace
- Look to change direction
Organisation
- Dependent on numbers of players available make separate rectangular areas across the pitch.
- Pair two players at each end of the rectangular area.
- One player at each end of the rectangle/shaded area should dribble the ball from one end to the other.
- One player at each side of the area dribbles so that their paths should cross making sure not to collide.
- When each player reaches the opposite end then their partners repeat the procedure.
- Use inside, outside and laces to dribble the ball
- Use weaker foot to dribble the ball
- Add cones to dribble round
Challenge - make it a race between the pairs
Regression:- Slow the players down and concentrate on touch and control
- Make only one player at a time dribble increasing the area.
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Skill Practice 1 (15 mins)
Key Factors
- Add pressure to the previous technique
- Concentrate on the mechanics in a more realistic opposed environment
- Pair similar level players together to maximise effort and compatibility.
Organisation
- Moving on from Skill session where the areas have previously been defined.
- Reds now become attackers during the initial drill and blues become defenders.
- Building on the technique session now a defender is introduced to put pressure on the dribbling player.
- The dribbling player should look to beat the defender using the dribbling techniques previously used.
- Successful dribble past player and pass to the opposite end score 1 point for the red team.
- Successful interception score 1 point for blue team.
- Half-way through period, swap the red and blue (or whatever colours are being used) such that the previous attackers become defenders and the previous defenders become attackers.
- Same scoring exists.
- Add up scores within individual areas and then as a whole.
Progression:
- Weaker foot for strong dribblers
- Narrow area or lengthen area for strong dribblers
- Widen the area or shorten the length
- Delay the defender or as defender to use weaker foot
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Small Sided Game (20 mins)
Key Factors
- Encourage dribbling by removing goals
- Can be completed with or without goalkeepers (goalkeepers could be used to guard the end zone
Organisation
- SSG with gates and end zones
- Dribbling through gates gets points
- 1 point for yellow
- 2 points for red
- 3 points for dribbling and stopping the ball in the end zone
Progression - introduce goals either end
Challenge - which team can get the most points in a set time
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Penalty Shoot-out (10 mins)
Key Factors
- Fun
- Opportunity to level up scoring between teams throughout session
Organisation
- Teams have previously been split
- Penalty shoot-out to end on a bit of fun
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Warm-up (5 mins)
Key Factors
Organisation