Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pleasantville U10g Thunder: Attacking 1v1

Ball Mastery/SAQ (20 mins)

Organization:

20 x 20 Grid

To begin pile of balls to the side

Players all have a pinnie tucked into their shorts

Instructions:

Phase I:

- Players are to play 60 second intervals of 'Pinnie Tag' x3

- Players score 1PT for every pinnie they pull from their teammates.

- After Pinnie is pulled, scoring player leaves pinnie on the ground and then goes off and looks for other scoring opportunities

Phase II:

- Players have both soccer ball and pinnie

- Players can score by either putting their foot on top of someones soccer ball or by pulling a pinnie

Phase III: Ball Mastery

-Players listen to coaches command

1-Burst of Speed

2- Moving Foundations

3- Moving Toe Taps

4 - Feint and Accelerate

5 - Stationary Scissors

6. Ball Cradles

If you bump into a player: 10 toe taps

If you dribble out of the grid: 10 toe taps

Coaching Points:

create space by looking for the gaps

- penetrate the gaps on the field

- head up while dribbling

- engaging different speeds of play - knowing when to push into speed at space

- Emphasis on Attacking - when, where, speed of the attack

Progressions:

Main Activity 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 30 x 30 Area Size.

2. Split the group into teams of 3.

Instructions:

1. White team attacks the goal and then defends, as soon as the

ball goes out the blue player attacks and this process continues.

Coaching Points:

1. Do you gave to beat the player or can you just create space to

get shot at goal.

2. Quick transition after possession is turned over.

The Scissor- Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

Take the ball away using the outside of the opposite foot

Complete the same motion with the opposite foot

Unbalance defender with ball movement

Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

Timing of Execution of move based upon space between you and the defender

Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribble

Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

Attack defenders front foot