Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): First touch Aweraness

Positive First Touch

Set Up: 

Set up a triangle 20 x 10 x 10 feet and in the middle set 5 cones 

Session Aims:

- Have 3 players stand in the middle and 6 on the on the outside of the triangle. 

- The Front 3 on the outside each has a ball.

- The ball is pass to the 3 inside the grid, who then takes a touch forwad to the Left or the right around the cone then makes a pass to the player across from them (See Animation)

- Players follow there pass. 

Coaching Points:

Positive first touch into space, Touch out in front, Quality of pass, Weight of the pass, Challange players to work on both feet. 

Progressions:

Change the direction, 

Touch Awearness

Set Up: 16x16 grid

Half the group have a ball next to the goal (A) and the other half are atthe top of the area (B)

One player from A and B steps forward

Player A passes the ball directly towards player B and picks one of thegates to run through.

Player B must check which way player A has gone and take their touch throughthe free gate before scoring.

Player A and player B swaps groups and the next two players go.

Progression:

1. Player B takes the first touch through a gate and player A runs throughthe opposite gate and then around to catch player B.

2. The two side gates are removed and it’s just a single gate in the middle.Player A passes and must run through the gate, player B takes their touch toeither side and tries to score quickly.

Key Messages:

Awareness of defender

Type of touch depends on variation of ball.

Disguise first touch.

Contact of ball to get away quickly.