| Name: | Kevin Crow |
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| City: | Pleasanton |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Session plan of races to promote dribbling and turning skills

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Technical Close control, dribbling at speed, change of direction |
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Physical sprinting, agility |
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Psychological competition |
Players now compete in a relay race with added slalom. Start without ball to to learn the route.
Progression with ball with both teams competing
DRIBBLE THE BALL FORWARD
SKILL ACQUISITION COACHING POINTS : Dribbling- Head Up and Eyes on the ball, Surface of the Foot to use, Surface of the ball to strike, Distance of touch, Change of Direction, Balance and Acceleration (Change of Pace) after the defender is beaten.
OBJECTIVE: To dribble the ball forward. PLAYER ACTIONS: Dribble the ball forward.
1. Inside and outside of one foot. Four Intervals.
2. Touch with inside right, touch with inside left. Four Intervals. 3. Fake and take. Five Intervals.
4. Circle take. Five Intervals.
KEY WORDS: Control, Fake, Accelerate.
GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How can we control the ball before performing the move? 2. Why do you need to fake a defender (cone)? 3. When do we accelerate?
ANSWERS: 1. We will take smaller touches – 2. The fake throws the defender out one way – 3. As soon as we are past the defender (cone).
Skill Aquisition Info - Attacking -Improve the Technique of Shooting
SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting - Touch outside the body, Position of the non-kicking foot, Head up to frame the goal, Head down to strike, Surface of the foot to strike with, Surface of the ball to strike, Follow through, Accuracy versus Power.
OBJECTIVE: To improve the technique of shooting. PLAYER ACTIONS: Shooting.
KEY WORDS: Touch, Approach, Standing foot, Contact.
GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. In what direction should our first touch be? 2. How do you approach the ball? 2. Where should the standing foot be to strike the ball? 3. Where do you make contact with the ball?
ANSWERS: 1. In the direction of the goal – 2. Approach it at an angle – 3. About 6 inches to the side of the ball pointing to the target.

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
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Technical Close control, dribbling at speed, change of direction |
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Physical sprinting, agility |
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Psychological competition |
Players now race through end gate before shooting into goal then next player starts.
DRIBBLE THE BALL FORWARD
SKILL ACQUISITION COACHING POINTS : Dribbling- Head Up and Eyes on the ball, Surface of the Foot to use, Surface of the ball to strike, Distance of touch, Change of Direction, Balance and Acceleration (Change of Pace) after the defender is beaten.
OBJECTIVE: To dribble the ball forward. PLAYER ACTIONS: Dribble the ball forward.
1. Inside and outside of one foot. Four Intervals.
2. Touch with inside right, touch with inside left. Four Intervals. 3. Fake and take. Five Intervals.
4. Circle take. Five Intervals.
KEY WORDS: Control, Fake, Accelerate.
GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How can we control the ball before performing the move? 2. Why do you need to fake a defender (cone)? 3. When do we accelerate?
ANSWERS: 1. We will take smaller touches – 2. The fake throws the defender out one way – 3. As soon as we are past the defender (cone).
Skill Aquisition Info - Attacking -Improve the Technique of Shooting
SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting - Touch outside the body, Position of the non-kicking foot, Head up to frame the goal, Head down to strike, Surface of the foot to strike with, Surface of the ball to strike, Follow through, Accuracy versus Power.
OBJECTIVE: To improve the technique of shooting. PLAYER ACTIONS: Shooting.
KEY WORDS: Touch, Approach, Standing foot, Contact.
GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. In what direction should our first touch be? 2. How do you approach the ball? 2. Where should the standing foot be to strike the ball? 3. Where do you make contact with the ball?
ANSWERS: 1. In the direction of the goal – 2. Approach it at an angle – 3. About 6 inches to the side of the ball pointing to the target.

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
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Technical Close control, dribbling at speed, change of direction |
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Physical sprinting, agility |
|
Psychological competition |
Players now play 1-2 with teammate after rounding gate before shooting.
Progress to 1 touch finish
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Dribble - shoot (15 mins)
15 x 15m area with 2 goals positioned at back edges. Slalom cones set 1m apart and 5m from edge of area with gate set at far side.
Player compete in relay race sprinting to gate at far side of of area, turning and crossing the start line.
Add a football and ask players to complete turns (cruyff, drag back etc) and sharp turn around gate to complete race.
DRIBBLE THE BALL FORWARD
SKILL ACQUISITION COACHING POINTS : Dribbling- Head Up and Eyes on the ball, Surface of the Foot to use, Surface of the ball to strike, Distance of touch, Change of Direction, Balance and Acceleration (Change of Pace) after the defender is beaten.
OBJECTIVE: To dribble the ball forward. PLAYER ACTIONS: Dribble the ball forward.
1. Inside and outside of one foot. Four Intervals.
2. Touch with inside right, touch with inside left. Four Intervals. 3. Fake and take. Five Intervals.
4. Circle take. Five Intervals.
KEY WORDS: Control, Fake, Accelerate.
GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How can we control the ball before performing the move? 2. Why do you need to fake a defender (cone)? 3. When do we accelerate?
ANSWERS: 1. We will take smaller touches – 2. The fake throws the defender out one way – 3. As soon as we are past the defender (cone).
Skill Aquisition Info - Attacking -Improve the Technique of Shooting
SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting - Touch outside the body, Position of the non-kicking foot, Head up to frame the goal, Head down to strike, Surface of the foot to strike with, Surface of the ball to strike, Follow through, Accuracy versus Power.
OBJECTIVE: To improve the technique of shooting. PLAYER ACTIONS: Shooting.
KEY WORDS: Touch, Approach, Standing foot, Contact.
GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. In what direction should our first touch be? 2. How do you approach the ball? 2. Where should the standing foot be to strike the ball? 3. Where do you make contact with the ball?
ANSWERS: 1. In the direction of the goal – 2. Approach it at an angle – 3. About 6 inches to the side of the ball pointing to the target.