Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook U10G Super Strikers: Roll/ Roll Step Session

Warm Up Gauntlet (10 mins)

Organization:

20 x 50 area split into 5 zones (3 defending zones and 2 safety zones).

Instructions:

Players look to move through the zones without their pinnies being pulled out by the defenders. If they reach the end zone they score a point, if their pinnie is pulled out then they go back to the start and continue to play.

1st player goes, the next player doesn't go until the 1st player either has their pinnie pulled out or they cross through the 1st zone.

Coaching Points:

Recognizing one of 2 scanario's

1. Space

2. Defender

If space, they take it quickly (accelleration and running techniques)

If defender then discuss 3 key principles:

Fake - (dropping shoulder, bending knee)

Accelleration - (pushing off bent knee, using momentum to sping in opposite direction)

Protection - Making sure that you are always protecting pinnie (positioning body between defender and pinnie)

Progressions:

Addition of ball to work on dribbling/moves techniques

Introduce the Scissors with ball

Main Activity 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 30 x 30 Area Size.

2. Split the group into teams of 3.

Instructions:

1. White team attacks the goal and then defends, as soon as the

ball goes out the blue player attacks and this process continues.

Coaching Points:

1. Do you gave to beat the player or can you just create space to

get shot at goal.

2. Quick transition after possession is turned over.

The Scissor- Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

Take the ball away using the outside of the opposite foot

Complete the same motion with the opposite foot

Unbalance defender with ball movement

Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

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

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

Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribble

Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

Attack defenders front foot