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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Foundation Phase - Individual Penetration #4 - 1v1 using feints, turns and changes of direction

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Alex Aylott
Name: Alex Aylott
City: Launceston
Country: Australia
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

The focus of this session is to encourage players to beat an opponent 1v1.

Players should be encouraged to draw their opponent one direction, before using a feint, turn, or change of direction to beat them in the space created.



Aside from finding comfort on the ball, players are to learn to recognise the following moments:

  • Can I draw an opponent one way?
  • Can I then use a feint, turn or change of direction (also change of tempo) to move into the space created and beat them 1v1.



Principles

  • Ball mastery

  • Learning feints, fakes, turns & shielding of the ball.

  • Learning how to beat an opponent in various circumstances.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1/Shielding the Ball

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1v1/Shielding the Ball (15 mins)


1v1/Shielding the Ball


Set Up

  • 15m by 15m square
  • 1 ball per players


Objective

  • Players with a ball each dribbling around the area.
  • Coach to give them tasks to complete whilst dribbling; using varying areas of the foot.
  • Players get into pairs and look to shield the ball from their partner using some of these solutions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv-1oWn3v70 







Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 with Mannequins

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1v1 with Mannequins (15 mins)


1v1 vs Mannequins


Set Up

  • 15m by 15m square
  • 4x Mannequins set up in the middle.
  • Four groups of players line up on the corners of the area.
  • Players at the start of the line have a ball each.


Objective

  • Players drive into the area and perform a feint or skill to beat the mannequin and dribble through to the end of the other line.
  • Coach to give them tasks to complete whilst dribbling; using varying areas of the foot.
  • Players are to be aware of 'traffic' from other players.
These include:
  • Dribbling and changing directions with the outside of the foot.
  • Dribbling and changing directions with the inside of the foot.
  • Changing directions by pulling the ball back with the sole of foot (L shape)
  • Changing directions by flicking the ball behind the standing leg with the inside of the foot.
  • Feints by dropping shoulder one way and taking the ball in the opposite direction.

Challenge players by using some out of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrlugsYNwRg








Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1 using feints, fakes and turns

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1v1 using feints, fakes and turns (15 mins)


1v1


Set Up

  • Area set up about 15m x 10m
  • Two mini goals in centre of area facing outwards. Approx. 4-5m apart.
  • Players split up into two groups and line up behind cone at opposite ends of the area.


Objective

  • Practice starts with one player from each end stepping into the area.
  • The black team plays a pass into the player on the opposite side and then becomes the defender.
  • Once the pass is made they are required to engage in a 1v1.


  • The player that receives the ball has to try and score in one of the mini-goals.
  • The player should be aiming to disguise which goal they are going through; and beat the opponent using feints, turns, and changes of direction to draw the defender towards a goal before attacking the other.


  • If a player successfully scores, their team receives a point.


  • Rotate the team passing the ball in so all players have adequate time attacking and defending.


IF PLAYERS ARE STRUGGLING TO PASS THE BALL IN THE I SUGGEST COACH DO THAT







Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2 Games

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2v2 Games (15 mins)

  • 2v2 Games
  • Pitches set up about 15m long by 10m wide.
  • If a team wins, they move up a pitch and if they lose they move down a pitch.
  • Run games for 2 minutes.
  • Try to keep games at 2v2 to encourage lots of 1v1s.
  • If odd numbers, one team can have a sub they rotate each game - they must rotate fairly.
  • If odd number of teams, then the team that wins on pitch 1 (the highest pitch) gets a rest.

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