Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Under 8's - 1v1's

Arrival Activity (10 mins)

Organisation - Boys split into 3's - Techincal warm up - Boys dribble up to cone and practice different ball manipulations to get around the cone

1 - Drop of the shoulder & Move Right - Outside foot to move ball

2 - Drop of the shoulder & Move left - Outside foot to move ball

3 - Outside foot - Pull with sole and then outside of other foot

Think about :-

Timing of the skill - Speak to the boys about performing the skill too far or too close.

Master the touches before speed

1v1 - Attacking Skills (30 mins)

Organisation - Players now try to beat an opponent before scoring into the goal.

All 3 groups will do the same session / have just shown all 3 progressions on the above slide.

Defender is locked into an area which they are not allowed to leave, defender must try to prevent the attacker from passing through the area into the scoring zone. If they manage to do this they swap places with the attacker. Attacker MUST try to use one of the skills from the last session or their arrival acivity to beat the defender.

1 - Thin area - Easier for the attacker to break through

2 - Wider area - Slightly harder for the attack as will take them longer to get through

3 - Large area - Defender has the roam of a much large area allowing them to recover all the way to the goal.

Attackers

- Approaching the defender - Ball under control

- Ball manipulation

- Using lies & Body movements

- ABC's - to move and beat the defender - Speed to accelerate away

- Take an opportunity!!

Defenders

- Start with a ball at their feet - Dribble to get in the way of the attackers, if they bump into you swap!

- ball in hands, MUST keep hold of it while you try to pinch the attackers ball and prevent a goal

- 1v1 Defending - Freedom of the area.