Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): u8 dribbling/change of direction

warm up- juggling (10 mins)

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Screen 3 (20 mins)

Organization:

20x15 grid (4 players in and 4 players out)

Instructions:

4 player in the center have a ball, they pass to the outside players and switch places with them. Outside players accelerate to the center of the box, make a change of direction move and then find an open player on the outside. Every time they make a move and find an outside player, they get 1 point. 2 min games

Coaching Points/Questions:

- head up to see people around you and not run into them

- close touches to keep ball close

- acceleration after inside cut/change of direction move

Regressions/Progressions:

- outside players can move from corner to corner of their endline to receive 1 point every time they touch an orange cone. This forces the inside players to move and find their open players on the endline.

Screen 5

Organization:

15x15 with one pug goal in center of each field and two smaller goals on the outside

Instructions:

blue defender starts with the ball, the pass to red player. Red player gets 1 point if they can cross the middle line, and 2 points if they can cross the middle line, do change of direction, and score in one of the nets. defender gets point if they intercept the ball and dribble to their endline

Coaching Points/Questions:

- head up to see people around you and not run into them

- close touches to keep ball close

- acceleration after inside cut/change of direction move

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