Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ball Control - Dribbling and Receiving lofted pass

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Reece Ness
Name: Reece Ness
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Warm up (5 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

Box set-up, Each player has a ball, 5 minute warm-up.

Coaching Points

- When a coach calls out a number players must find each other and group up in that number, e.g. Coach calls number 4 players then need to form groups of 4. (Forfeit optional).

- Players must keep close control of ball when dribbling, using both inside and outside of both feet, knee over ball, head up and scanning.

- Encourage burst of pace when changing direction while keeping the ball close to continue with dribble.

Progressions / Adaptations


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Practice

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Technical Practice (10 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

-Set up small gates using cones all around the area at different angles. 

-Each player has a ball 

-Players must count the number of gates that they dribble through in 30 seconds. Players attempt to increase that number on future attempts.

-Tight Box

Coaching Points

-Players must keep the ball close to them by using the inside and outside of both feet. 

-This tight area encourages more controlled dribbling

-Heads up scanning to see space available for dribbling

-Change of pace through gates.

Progressions / Adaptations

- Add in skill move through each gate e.g. Cruyff turn, step overs etc.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progression

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Progression (10 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

-Set up small gates using cones all around the area at different angles.

-Ball between two

-Players must count the number of gates that they received the lofted ball through in 30 seconds. Players attempt to increase that number on future attempts.

-Tight Box

-Players rotate at each gate, passer becomes the receiver at next gate.


Coaching Points

-Players must keep the ball close to them by using the inside and outside of both feet.

-This tight area encourages more controlled dribbling

-Heads up scanning to see space available for dribbling

-Passer throws lofted pass through the gates to allow the receiver to control the ball from the air.

-Player should receive the ball and comfort it down with the top of their foot.

-When stopping at a gate the dribbler must stop the ball with the sole of their foot.

Progressions / Adaptations


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (10 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

-Small sided games (1v1)

-If ball goes out of play have a quick restart. (If ball goes out twice move onto next players)

-Assign numbers and call out to play, e.g. number 4 both number 4s from each team would come out to face up.

-Tight box to encourage close control dribbling.

Coaching Points

-Head up scanning

-Ball will be lofted into the game to encourage controlling the ball from the air as worked on previously.

-Players should receive lofted ball with the top of their foot to cushion it down.

-Close control dribbling using inside and outside of both feet

-Burst of pace when changing direction to try beat opponent.

-Praise effort and work rate.

Progressions / Adaptations

-Set up end zones to encourage players taking each other on


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