Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Running With The Ball (Start Time: 2024-01-23 13:50:00)

Progression 2 (10 mins)

Progressions: When coach puts their hand up in the air players must swap squares horizontally rather than vertically, this is to encourage players to have their head up and scanning while dribbling. Coach mixes up Go and hand in the air signals

Coaching Points: Perception - head up scanning to avoid other players, distance of other players, scanning for space; Decisions - which direction to run the ball, when to turn or change direction; Execution - use of right and left foot, inside and outside of foot to change direction, top of foot to move quickly between squares

RWTB Skill Training (20 mins)

Area: 40 x 30 two 5m end zones; Players 12 players 6 v 6,

Expanation: attacking team collects a ball from defensive end zone, maintaining possesion to creat an opportunity for an attacking player to dribble the ball into the end zone, 5 points for dribble into end zone after only one pass, reduce points available by one for every pass completed prior to getting a player into the end zone, minimum points 1. Score three or more points and the attacking team restarts play again, otherwise defensive team starts when 2 or 1 points scored, if defensive team wins the ball they become attacking team same points system.

Coaching Points: Player Actions: First Touch faway from defender, identify space to run into; perception of distance to defender, width to create space for player to run the ball into,

Step Down - widen area/end zones, over balance attacking team

Step Up - narrow area/end zones