Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Arrows U9 Boys: Dribbling: Session 1.1 (Start Time: 2016-04-02 17:15:00)

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2. 12 players set up as shown

3. 1 ball per player

Instructions:

1. All players dribble around the area

2. On coach’s call “switch”, players stop their ball from moving, and start dribbling with a new ball (see A )

3. One ball is removed every 30 seconds, leaving one more player without a ball each time

4. Players without a ball must try to steal one from another player

5. If a ball is stolen, that player must steal one from a different person

6. Play for set time period

Coaching Points:

1. Change of speed and direction

2. Head up, accelerate away

Progressions:

1. P – Coach can restrict the surfaces players may use to control the ball, e.g. inside only, outside only, soles only

2. P – Players can steal the ball back from the person who stole it from them , immediately

3. R – Add in more balls than players

Technical Repititions

Organization:

4x4 yd box for receiving player on each endline

groups of 4 set up as shown, 1 ball per group, extra balls nearby

Instructions:

- player with the ball plays lofted pass accross area to player on opposite side of the grid

- after playing lofted pass, player follows pass to support the ball and exchange double pass with recieving player

- player on opposite side exchanges double pass with checking player then plays lofted pass in the opposite direction

- rotation is continuous

- each succesful lofted pass gets 1pt for the group

Coaching Points:

- first touch at an angle out of feet (2 o'clock/ 10 o'clock), head up to observe target

- position of standing foot

- angle locked, toe pointed down and away

- make contact with second knuckle of big toe at bottom half of the ball to create loft

- follow through toward target

- get in line with the ball to receive

- choose appropriate surface to receive with

- cushion touch to maintain possession inside the receiving area

Progressions:

Conditioned Game I

Organization:

30x50 area set up as shown

Half way line marked out with cones

10 players (5 attackers & 5 defenders)

1 ball (additional on outside)

Instructions:

- Teams play standard 5v5 small sided game. Play restarts with kick ins. No offsides.

- Team in possession only only get out of of defensive half by dribbling ball over half way line

- Teams aim to score either by shooting into mini goals or by dribbling between center gate (tall cones)

Coaching Points:

- Controlled approach

- Body shape - low centre of gravity

- Awareness of space, surroundings & approaching players position

- Timing & execution of dribble. Whens the best time to cross the half?

- Timing & execution of skill move

- Next action: Accelerate away from defender

- Improvisation & creativity

Progressions:

1. Attacking team has time limit to score when they enter attacking half

2. When teams score at one end, they turn & attack opposite end

Game (20 mins)

Organization:

4v4 game

Instructions:

Live game.

Coaching Points:

Skills: Messi touch, ronaldinho, ronaldo, zindan, maradon, cruyff

Head: Is head up or down

Turns: Kinds of cuts, suarez, xavi, neymar.