Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Brighton Performance Academy week 2 5-8 YRS

1v1 moves (10 mins)

1v1 moves, Week 2 Pull push on the dribble and hook Turn.

Player moves to their 3rd cone, hook turn back to 2nd cone hook again and then accelerate to end line.

pull push at each cone moving forward, remember to slow down before performing pull push.

Stop start and COD MOVES. Ask where these moves will work in game senario.

Small Sided-Add Pressure (15 mins)

Organization:

2 pugg goals

As many balls as possible

2x 3 yard gates 1 yard apart

Instructions:

Attacker stands in first gate with legs open

Defender in 2nd gate plays pass throught attacker legs for attacker to collect

Defender cannot defend until attacker touches ball

Attacker can score in either goal, and if defender wins ball he attacks the counter goal.

Once 1v1 battle has finished the next players move up the line, and next time that pair is 'up' they switch roles

Coaching Points:

Use ball mastery techniques to evade/fake out defenders

Use defenders own body weight/momentum against themselves

Fake to shoot on goal before using one of the skills to change direction and go to opposite goal

Speed of execution to confuse defender

Progressions:

Add time limit to contest

Add point system (score more points if use one of the skills taught in the session)