Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Play Based session 3

Beginning - Pirates (10 mins)

Set-up: 

30M X 20M grid

1 Ball Per Player 

Explination: 

Coach plays the rolew as captain and Players react to the Captains 'commands'.

Scrub the decks = tap the ball between the left and right inner part of the foot.

Climb the rigging = toe taps on the top of the ball (no movement of the ball preferable).

Round the Mast = stop the ball and run around it. 

Ice Berg Ahead = drag the ball backwards to the edge of the grid with the sole of your boot(encourage to use both feet).

Progression: Ask players to creat new commands that develop their footskills.

all and Follow Drill:

All Players Dribble Their Ball around the inside of the grid while listening for the Call from the Coach of the action they are to do next, these call arte a fun action to develop core skills of listening and reacting to a call for support on the Field during a game.

The calls are (But not limmited to):

• Superman, Lay on the ball (stomach region) & fly like superman
• Chicken, Sit on the ball and encourage them to cluck like a chicken where possible 
• Statue, Stand up straight with one foot stationary on the The ball,
• Go

Middle - Pirates run Prog 1 (10 mins)

Set-up: 

30M X 20M grid

1 Ball Per Player 

Different Set colour in each corner

Explination: 

Players dribble the ball arounbd the inside area of the grid and await a call from the coach of which colour they are to dribble to. They then once all at the assigned colour are to restart dribbling around the grid awaiting the next call.

Middle Step Up 1: same process as before then when they reach the coloured cone corner that was called out they then do a qty of 5 to 10 footskills drills driven by what the Coach calls out: 

Toe Tap

Heel Tap 

Then proceed back to dribbling around the Grid.

Middle Step Up 2: If they are capable the coach can give them several colours to dribble to and in a set flow as well:

Yellow Blue Red the return to centre of grid

Blue Red Green the return to centre of grid this can be adjusted driven by their capability on the day.