Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook U12B Warriors Scissors/ Scissors/ Scissors Cannon

Warm Up (5 mins)

Organization: As many cones as required down on the ground in a random pattern. Each player has a ball.

Instructions: Players are to dribble freestyle in, out and around the cones until given one of the following instructions;

Messi Dribble

Xavi Dribble

Ronaldo Dribble

Left Foot Only

Right Foot Only

Alternate Feet

150 Touches with left

150 Touches with right

300 Touches with both

Scissors

Scissors Cannon

Stepover

Shoulder Feint

Coaching Points:

1) Head up and why we do this.

2) Dribble with laces/small toe and why we do this.

3)Why do we use this particular style of dribbling and when do we use it?

Progression:

Players can attempt to knock away other players ball whilst protecting their own.

Main Activity (15 mins)

Organization: Rectangular grids 15x5 Meters. 3 players per grid. 1 ball per grid.

Instructions: Player A passes to Player B who passes it back. Player A Now Attacks Player B.

Rotation is Player A goes to the top line. Player C now goes to the middle. Player B now goes to the bottom line and begins the next attack (play always continues in the same direction).

HOW WHEN WHERE WHY

The skills to be focused on are:

The Shoulder Feint - attacking move, most likley done in final half/third and going for goal or down the line to beat a defender and put in a cross.

Lean to one side dropping your shoulder

Plant the same side foot to the side of the ball

Take the ball away with the outside of the opposite foot

The Inside Outside - attacking move, most likley done in final half/third and going for goal or down the line to beat a defender and put in a cross.

Move the ball insdie using the inside of the foot

Plant the opposite foot as normal

Take the ball away in the opposite direction using the outside of the foot

The Scissors - attacking move, most likley done in final half/third and going for goal or down the line to beat a defender and put in a cross.

Move the foot around the front of the ball finishing on the outside of the ball

Drop the shoulder as the foot plants

Take the ball away using the outside of the opposite foot

Coaching Points:

1) Very distinct change of pace at the defender.

2) As many touches as possible with messi dribbling, but still at pace.

3) Big explosive movement with Ronaldo dribble, head up now as more opportunity.

4) Close the Door.

5) Let the players figure out why they go into space. If they don't get it, try to illicit it from them and explain why. Which space they go into depends upon the movement, momentum and positioning of the defender, can they figure this out?

6) Any skill can be used, see if they can work out the appropriate ones.

Progression

Passive shadowing defenders and slowly introduce more active defenders.

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization: 30x20 meter grid (2 of them if numbers permit. 4v4/5/5. 2 End Zones in each field.

Instructions: Points are scored by dribbling the ball into the respective End Zones.

Coaching Points:

1) Let them figure out the Messi/Ronaldo change.

2) If they don't, then try to illicit it.

3) As many touches as possible with messi dribbling, but still at pace.

4) Big explosive movement with Ronaldo dribble, head up now as more opportunity.

5) Avoid the defenders tackling radius.

6) Close the Door

7) Sell the Dummy

8) WHEN WHERE AND WHY would you do this particular skill?

Scissors/Scissors Cannon