Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): WDA Dribbling 1v1 (1/4 & 1/6) (Start Time: 2016-01-04 16:00:00)

Skills Warm-Up (20 mins)

Organisation

25x25 area

Players with a ball each

Coaching Points

Individual ball techniques - 1/2 foot dribbling, turns, skills, toe-taps, boxes, Vs, rolls, throwing/catching, bouncing ball, etc.

Co-ordination techniques - skipping, hopping, jumping, slaloms, sides-steps, backwards, high/low 5s, forward rolls, 5 yard sprints, changes of direction, etc.

Progressions

Knockout - 1 ball each, must kick other balls out and defend your own.

1v1 Dribbling (Gates) (20 mins)

Organisation

20x20 yard area

Player 1 passes to Player 2, who can score by dribbling through either gate.

Player 1 defends as soon as he passes the ball, and can score if he regains the ball.

Once game completed, join other line (e.g. defender becomes attacker for next game)

Max. of 5-6 players per field.

Coaching Points

Postive 1st touch to attack space / defenders weak side

Close control on turns/1v1 techniques

Speed of play

Moving defender by changing angle of attack

Progressions

2 teams, competition over 3 mins.