Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): MR_W8_Dribbling/RWB

Spiderman (10 mins)

THE SESSION: Coach holds pennies in each hand (spider webs) and must try to tag the players. If players are tagged they must do 5 jumping jacks before returning to the game.

PROGRESSIONS: Spiderman (Agility)

Coach starts as the first spiderman and tries to tag the players with one of his webs (pennies). Start w/out the ball for a few goes and then add the ball to each player, allow players to be the spider man 60-90 seconds each.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

How do you know where the coach is? What should you do to get away?

Answers: Look Up; Dribble

1v1 (15 mins)

THE SESSION: 1v1 Disguise 

• The defender passes into the attacker to start the practice.
• The attacker tries to create space to shoot at goal while the defender must close him down.
• The attacker can score in either goal and should be encouraged to show disguise and skill to lose the defender and score.
• If the defender manages to steal the ball, they can also score.
• The players switch roles after 1-2 minute games.

PROGRESSION:

• Add GK's
• Reduce the size of the playing area

KEY POINTS:

• Decision-making
• Acceleration & change of direction
• Feints, fakes, skills, creativity
• Awareness

ANSWERS. [1. My strategy is to use a feint or fake to get the defender to commit, then quickly change direction and accelerate past them.] [2. Quickly but not too quickly to keep control of the ball.]