Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Ball Mastery

Ball control and dribbling

Setup

2 cones 5m apart per player (more or less depending on players age / size / skills)

Left cone one colour / right cone a different colour

1 Player in between in pair of cones

Each player has a ball

Instructions

1. Toe Taps from one cone to the other and back - repeat

2. Foot tapping - tap from one foot to the other using the inside of the foot - from one cone to the other - repeat

3. Inside roll - left foot right foot roll over - from one cone to the other - repeat

4. Outside roll - use little toe (outside of foot. Roll foot across the top of the ball from the outside of the foot to th inside of the foot, moving the ball across th ebody to the other foot - repeat

5. Dribble with inside of left foot from yellow cone to red cone - step over skill to change direction back

6. Dribble outside right foot, inside of right foot, to outside of left foot to inside of left foot - from one cone to the other - repeat

7. Right foot rool over - roll the the top of the ball with right foot from one cone to the next

8. Left foot rool over - roll the the top of the ball with left foot from one cone to the next

Coaching Points

Work on technical ability

Maximise ball touching

Keep the ball close and under control

Stay on toes

Keep kness bent

Progression

- Add a cone into the centre of each pair of cones, player have to dribble and do a skill to pass the new cone, then continue to dribble to the end cones

- Make speed a new challenge, how quickly can they dribble the balls

- Create a race, when they get back to the first cone the first player to stop the ball with their foot on the top

- Start doing skills in the middle: coach shouts a 1 + cone colour and they have to leave the ball and run to the cone and back or 2 + cone colour and they have to dribble to the cone and back