Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): After_School_Week_One_Dribbling

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Adem Poric

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Name:	Adem Poric
City:	Gold Coast
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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All players on the sessiion will preform in the skills square. This will be a warm up and chance to try the skill numbers.

After 10 minutes in the skills square spilt into three groups. Each coach woll take a grouo and rotate around the three stations. Coaches are not to stick on a station.

Each group will spend 12-15 minutes on each of the three stations. The lead coach will decide on with topic option to use that day. DO NOT DELIVER BOTH OPTIONS.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skills Square

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Skills Square (10 mins)

THE SESSION: Skills Square

Set Up: 20x20

ALL CHILDREN FROM EVERY AGE GROUP WILL TAKE PART IN THE SAME SQUARE. ONCE THE 10 MINUTES IS UP YOU CAN SPLIT THE GROUPS UP

Every player with a ball each

Players first dribble around the area freely

The coach shows all the players the skill numbers for the day

1. Side Step Push (both sides)

2. Left foot step over

As the coach calls a number the players must say what the skill number is and preform the skill

Key Messages:

Plently of touches on the ball

Take time with the skills - may be some childrens first try

Coach on the run (try not to stop the session)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Inflatable Field

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Inflatable Field (15 mins)

THE SESSION: Inflatable Field

Set Up:

Players in equal teams of four or five

Do not have more than five players on a field, if not enough players for three teams then both teams must have subs

Subs will change every 30 seconds

If three teams, new team will come on every minute

Players set up in a diamond with four players or a diamond and a goalkeeper with five players

Key Messages:

Try to let the kid play

If they are bunching call out 'positions' and they have five seconds to reset into their positions

Rotate positions as often as possible

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling Option 1

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Dribbling Option 1 (15 mins)

THE SESSION: Mr Freeze

Set Up: 20x10

*play first round without a ball*

Players start on the line with a ball each

They have to get from one side of the area to the other, dribbling past the coach

Players are only allowed to move when the coach turns his back on them

If the coach turns round all players must freeze still with their ball

If the coach sees the player move or the ball is not still, they restart back at the line

Key Messages:

Dribbling whilst looking up

Close control of the ball

Use different part of the foot

Trap the ball to stop

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling Option 2

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Dribbling Option 2 (15 mins)

THE SESSION: Rob The Nest

Set Up: 15x15

Three/Four equal groups, each in a corner each

As many balls as possible in the middle of the area

*If not enough balls then place a number of cones in the middle for the players to grap*

On the coaches call the players run into the middle of the area (the nest) and steal a ball (an egg)

*Younger children to pick the ball up to start with*

Once in the middle they dribble the ball back to their corner, high five the next player and then they can go

When all the eggs have been taken count how many eggs each group have

Have the players race back to return them

Play two rounds before the progressions

Progressions:

1. Once all the balls have been taken the second round, give the players 30 seconds to steal from the other teams

2. Add a defender (a chicken) to guard the balls, if they tag any player on the head they run back without a ball

Key Messages:

Change of pace

Close control

Different parts of the feet

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

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1v1 (15 mins)

THE SESSION: 1v1 RWTB

Set Up: 10x20 x 2

*Mirror session depending on numbers*

Blues are the defenders and start with the ball

They pass the ball down to the red attacker

The red attacker has two gates that they must dribble through with the ball to score a point

If the defender wins the ball they can also dribble through either gate

Rotate groups as often as possible

Key Messages:

Positive first touch in the direction you want to go

Quick change of direction

Close control when in contact with defender

Skill move to lose them

Different parts of the foot on first touch (outside the foot away from the body, inside across)

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