Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Development Stage 2: Week 3

Warm-up Arrival (5 mins)

Organization:

Each player with a ball, freely dribbling in area

Instructions:

PART 1

1) Challenges introduced to test players-(not numbers depenant good warm-up activity)

-First to 50 touches, First to 75 etc (how can you get 50 touches faster)

-look for players who work around the rules, look for those that follow exactly what you

2) Can you look to split two players (finding spaces behind and between players)

PART II

1) Every player has a ball except 2 (Defenders holding a pinnie)

2) The defender only has to touch the ball with their foot, when they do so they become the attacker and the player who was dribbling becomes the defender, now holding the pinnie

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

Part 1-Progression (10 mins)

Organization:

Set up as shown above

Instructions:

Defender passes to attacker and then defends, but ony after running through middle of Gates

Attacker looks to score by dribbling through either gate, then continuing accross the end line under control

Defender scores by winning ball and scoring in either goal

Coaching Points:

1. Recognition of defender

2. Entry and Execution and Exit of move

Regression:

attacker starts with ball

Conditioned Game (10 mins)

Organization:

Same Area as before with Central Cones removed

Players divided into two teams

Instructions:

• Flying changes, but goals on the side (as shown in Graphic)

• Any ball over the end line or a goal in the Pugs the defending team steps off, and a new team comes on, the new team coming on starts with the ball

Coaching Points:

1) Identification of Space

2) Positive 1st touch (drive at defender, makes it easier to unbalance defender)

3) Smaller touches on the ball when approaching Defender

4) Unbalance defender with ball movement

4) Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

i) Dropping the shoulder

ii) Looking opposite way

iii) Opening up of hips

5) Timing of Execution of move based upon space between you and the defender

6) Exit touch acceleration after move

7) Final touch of move bigger (allows head to come up)

8) Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribblE

9) Cut across defender, If looking to continue dribbling

Progressions/Regressions:

P-Players can dribble accross center line,