Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Reign Week 2: 1v1 Skill Moves

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization

-15x25 field

-every player with a ball

-square in the middle (optional)

Instructions

Foundation 1: Individual Possession

1. Players will dribble around the field using different dribbling techniques

demonstrate and guide the player through the following selection

MESS/LLOYD dribble: head up using the pinky toe (laces) taking small touches quick touches

RONALDO/MORGAN dribble: head up to recognize a lot of space in front of you accelerate with a big touch to attack space

INIESTA/PUGH dribble: head up to recognize small tight spaces using the outside/inside surfaces of the foot to maneuver around using both feet

Introduce and demonstrate players to the following skill moves every week introduce 1 or 2 new skills to practice on 

- V turn, L Turn, U turn, Double Scissors, Step Overs, Ronaldo Chop, Maradona, Elastico,Cryuff Turn, the Okocha, 

Foundation 2: Defensive Pressure (30 second rounds)

1.The coach will now select 3-4 players to be defenders and put

them in pinnies

2.when the coach says GO! the two players must try to steal

other players balls and transition to goal, once they score they will try to steal more balls off other players in the grid.

3. if the players dribbling the ball can protect it for 30 seconds they will receive a point at the end of the round.

4. change the two defenders every two rounds.

Foundation 3: First Touch

1) Players inside the grid will dribble towards the middle square performing a skill at coaches demand

2) Limited amount of players will be in a ready position ready to receive a pass and use their space to penetrate space inside the grind

3) Players will continue to rotate roles

4) Make it a competition to see which players can the most positive first touches inside the grid for a minute

5) PG add 2 defenders to protect the square and if they suceed they can score in any desired pug goal.

Coaching Points

-head up when dribbling

-quality of technique

-speed of thought (dribble at gamespeed)

-shielding

-observation of space

-understanding of characteristic

-change of direction (using different surfaces of the foot to change direction of the ball

1v1 with COD or penetration (20 mins)

Organization

20x20 split into 2 channels

split teams into attackers and defenders

Instructions

1. defenders in maroon start of with the ball and pass it into attackers in white

2. once the attackers receive the ball they must dribble ball through blue gates in either side of their channel (change direction)

3. defender who passes ball in applies pressure to attacker

4. make it into a competition 2 points for penetrating opposite side or 1 point for going through the gates

5. this point system also applies to defenders if they steal ball (first player to 4 points gets 2 MVP points)

6. after several rounds they swap roles and maroon now becomes attackers and must penetrate in yellow cones

Coaching Points

-awareness of defenders position

-selection of move based engagement point of defender's pressure/movement

-4 E's of 1v1 (Enter, Execute, Exit touch, End product)

-enter pressure area (distance/angle of approach)

-execute move

-exit touch

-end product

-unbalance defenders front foot 

-flair/exaggeration of skill move

-speed of play 

Progressions

 Add a goal 

-2 points for going through gate

-1 point for going to goal

-first player to get to 5 points wins 2 MVP points