Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Support play

Warm Up (dribbling, turn, skill) (10 mins)

Organization:

Every player with their own ball.

Instructions:

1 player 1 ball and review dribbling techniques described below w/both right and left foot.

Coaching Points:

* MESSI:

1) Head up looking to get into the gaps 2) using small, quick touches (every step) with outside of the foot.

* XAVI:

1) Head up to recognize when there's no gaps/space, then change of direction (12 o'clock to 6 o'clock) 2) Pivot on support foot placed to the side of the ball ( O| ) 3) Ball must come out of your feet, and then head and eyes up accelerating into the new space.

* RONALDO:

1)Head up to see when there's a lot of space in front of you 2) then big touch to accelerate and take 2 or 3 full strides to (head/eyes up) attack the space.

Progression(s):

CP

Dribbling - Scissors

Move the foot around the front of the ball finishing on the outside of the ball

Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

Dribbling - Double Scissors

Move the foot around the front of the ball finishing on the outside of the ball

Drop the should as the foot plants

Complete the same motion with the opposite foot

Take away with the outside of the foot that started the movement

Dribbling - Roll Step

Drag the ball across the front of the body with sole of the foot

Step over the top of the ball with the opposite foot

Carry on in the same direction as the ball

Shield the ball - body between ball and defender

Skill - Support play (20 mins)

Organisation - Opposed practice from the technical session, defenders now stay in the middle coned area. Attackers must complete 4 passes in their team before transferring the ball to other team.

Once the play starts 1 defender from the middle can apply pressure on the ball from the team in possession.

Once the ball is passed to the other team then another defender joins in and the 1st defender returns to the middle. Attackers can move from grid to grid.

Coaching point : If the reds stay in the same square whilst they wait for the ball to be transferred to them speak to them about splitting up and filling all the squares to support the ball. They then need to support the player who receives the ball.