Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling/RWB - Development Group

Initial Pitch Set Up

Organisation

2 SSG's are to be set up at far end of pitch of 15 yards x 20 yards however may need to be adapted to suit numbers. With 2 partly set up based around the warm up layout.

1 Football per pitch with 4 placed in a nest central to both pitches (2 Spares per pitch).

There should also be a rectangle set of of 20x45 yards, this should be split into 3 colours as shown in the diagram. 2 pitches set up within this

Footballs should be ready for players on arrival.

Leraning Objectives

Technical

Ball Manipulation

1 v 1 Dribbling

Tactical

Creativity

Awareness on the Ball

Exploiting Space

Decision Making (Attacking)

Physical

Agility

Balance

Coordination

Speed

Psyco-social

Listening Skills

Accepting Decisions

Respecting the Environment

Discipline & Self Discipline

Managing Mistakes

Accepting Responsibility

Problem Solving

Self Confidence

Consistency & Relentlessness

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organisation

A rectangle of 45x20 yards to be set up (split into 3 colours) as shown in the diagram.

Players are to have 1 Football each.

The Practice

Players are to dribble around in the rectangle, covering all 3 colours. They should be encouraged to use little touches & to keep the ball under close control.

Key coaching points

Changing direction using a vareity of turns.

Change of pace

Creativity ( encourage a skill)

Progression

When a coach holds up a certain colour cone, all players must race into that colour zone with the ball remaining under control. This should encouage awarness of surroundings & decision making on the ball.

Main Practice (20 mins)

Organisation

Using the SSG pitches already set up, 2 practices in 1 area as seen in diagram.

Triangle of blue cones set up ( 10x10x10 ) with a 'ladder' of red cones down the side of the trangle.

2/3 footballs per group.

The Practice

Players are to dribble through the red cones then run with the ball to the blue, change direction then run with ball to the second blue cone, the change directin and run with the ball back to the start (3rd blue cone).

Progressions

Players should be challenge to add in a skill when changing direction.

Key Coaches Points

- When to use small or big touches

- What parts of the feet we can use to dribble

- Using both feet

- how to drop shuloder and change pace