Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Wayne SC 08 week 3

1v1 Tag Warm-Up (15 mins)

Organization: -2 seperate grids set up (or more depending on number of players.)

-One defending player (blue) versus attacking player (red).

-Attacking players will have pinnie in their side pocket.

Instructions: -Attacking player must try to run past defending player without losing their pinnie.

-If attacking player loses their pinnie, they are now the defender.

Coaching Points: -Motor skill development: change in direction, staying on toes, agility.

-Keeping the head up in order to know where the defender is.

-Different body movements to try and fool the defender.

-Look for players to utilize body feint movement.

Progressions: R: -Remove defender, replace with cone. Have the players practice body feint movement on cone.

P: Attacking players with a ball, must try to dribble past defenders.

Gate Game (25 mins)

Organization: - Players 20 x 20 or 30 x 30 playing area.

- Each player with a ball.

- Number of gates = Number of players

- 3 defenders (Black)

Instructions: - Attacking players (red and blue) will dribble through gates.

- Each dribble through a gate is a point for the attacking team.

- The defending players (black) cannot touch the ball, they can only stand inside one of the gates to block it off.

-Attacking players cannot dribble through a gate in which a defending player stands.

Coaching Points: -Small touches (Messi) on the ball when in tight spaces.

-Larger touches (Ronaldo) on the ball when space is in front.

-Dribbling with the pinky toe/outside laces.

-Remembering to look up after every touch.

-Feint technique: Switching body wait from dribbling foot -> to non-dribbling foot -> and then back to dribbling foot to dribble the ball away. (Exit touch with outside of foot).

Progressions: R: No defending players.

P: - Add an extra defender.

-Tell players they can only use weak foot.