Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Millburn Futsal Week 2: 1v1 Moves Advanced

Juggling Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization:

- As shown. Ball per player.

Instructions:

- Give players various juggling challenges.

Coaching Points:

- Players try to improve their touches (suppleness, control and foot-eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet & body.

Technical (Pressure in Front) (20 mins)

Organization:

- As shown. Groups of 3

Instructions:

- Player A dribbles towards cones, performs given pressure in front technique, makes eye contact with Player C.

- Player B goes on eye contact, performs same action, eye contact with Player C.

Coaching Points:

Feint

- Entry 1 - Engage the defender with the distance and direction of your 1st touch.

- Entry 2 - Smaller touches upon engagement with defender to manipulate the ball quicker

- Execution 1 - Placement of the dribbling foot in front and to the side of the ball

- Execution 2 - Angle of body to help unbalance the defender

- Execution 3 - Use of upper body to help unbalance the defender

- Execution 4 - Bending of knees to sell fake and help push off during exit phase

- Execution 5 - Take the ball away with the outside of the opposite foot

- Execution 6 - Lock ankle upon contact on the ball

- Execution 7 - After 1st step follow process by stepping with opposite foot before taking ball away *

- Execution 8 - Option 1 vs Option 2 - Keeping the defender guessing

- Execution 9 - Pro- Active vs Reactive – Switch side are you going? Based on your choice or body position of defender

- Exit 1a - Distance of touch – Small to quicken up next action

- Exit 1b - Distance of touch – Big to push past the defender

- Exit 2 - Angle of touch (as close as defender as possible to avoid tackling radius)

- Exit 3 - Angle of touch – Changing angle due to mistiming of move (if get inside tackling radius)

- Exit 4 - Height of touch – Avoid defenders tackling radius without effecting angle

Options (Other Techniques):

https://www.rbnytraining.com/file.asp?F=C0D67947393A472486F8D86EAF59F57C.pdf&N=Technical+Curriculum.pdf&C=documents

2v1 Overloads Opposed - Option 1 (30 mins)

Organization:

- As Shown.

- 2 Teams. Players in Pairs

Instructions:

- Players start in pairs as shown.

- One pair starts unopposed to goal.

- Last player to touch the ball before a goal is scored or the ball goes out stays in the area; every other player leaves the area.

- Team opposite the player who touched the ball last, attacks 2v1.

- Game continues as played to a given number of points.

Coaching Points:

1st Attacker

- Drive at speed, commit defender, size of touch.

- Recognition of defender's momentum, angle or pressure, body shape.

- Decision to dribble or pass.

- Deception / Quality of pass.

2nd Attacker

- Timing and shape of run

- End product (score vs. 1-2 pass).

Progressions:

Tournament (60 mins)

Organization:

- As Shown: 3 Teams (Tournament Style)

Instructions:

- 2 Teams on, 1 Team off

- 1st team to score wins, winner stays on

- 3 minute games, if there is a tie, team that has been on the longest goes off.

- 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie.

Coaching Points:

- Shape / Environment (Starting Positions).

- Decision Making (1st Attacker)

- Timing of Movements (2nd and 3rd Attackers)