Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Week 1/2 Dribbling- Option 3

Screen 1

Set Up: Hexagon with 8 yard sides 5 players 4 on outside in between cones 1 on the inside cone with a ball.

Discription: Player on inside starts activity by passing a ball to an outside player and then running to an open side on the outside. The player on outside recieves the ball and dribbles to inside cone and then passes to another player on the outside, repeat.

Coaching Points:

Keep eyes on the ball, keep body square to the ball to recieve

Recieve the ball to go forward inside the hexagon

Attacking first touch to go forward, proper pace to attack at speed

Attack with pass, keeping ball close.

Progression:

Make the hexagon bigger

Ask players to use both feet, and different serfaces of foot

Play with 2 balls

Add defender in the middle to pressure the dribble.

Screen 3

Set Up: 20x25 yard grid with 5 yard end zones large goal on each end line. 4 teams of 3 players each.

Description: 3v3 in the attack with team of three that is not playing act as goalkeepers. Defenders cannot go into end zones. When the coach says switch or ball leaves the field of play both groups that were goalkeepers will not be playing. The group that was playing becomes goalkeepers.

Coaching Points:

When and where to dribble and pass.

Creativity in the dribble.

Movement and creative runs to get open.

Moves and turns, attack at pace making defenders commit.

Progression:

Add numbers of players and size of field.

Make goals smaller or bigger.

Add neutral players on the outside to bounce off of.