Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1-2-1 Drills

Screen 1 (30 mins)

Part 1 (SAQ) ladders:

1 - Working through all rungs 

2 - Working up the left hand side only dipping in and out of each rung with the right foot

3 - Working up the right hand side only dipping in and out of each rung with the left foot

4 - Working through all rungs but this time every time the player comes out the right hand side they play a bounce pass back to the coach

5 - Working through all rungs but this time every time the player comes out the left hand side they play a bounce pass back to the coach

Part 2 (Passing/Receiving):

(1)

Coach plays pass into player within the square, Player takes a touch and passes to rebound board/wall.

Upon passing towards the rebound board/wall coach calls a colour ( red/yellow).

Player moves towards the board/wall to regain possession of the ball and either takes a touch passed the yellow cone and passes to coach or around the red cone and passes to coach and returns to the centre of the box 

Play for 2 minutes then coach to swap sides to ensure player is working both sides.

(2)

This time the coloured cones are behind the player so to work on scanning.

Coach plays pass into player within the square, Player takes a touch and passes to rebound board/wall.

Upon passing towards the rebound board/wall coach calls a colour ( red/yellow).

Players stays within the square and looks over shoulder (scans) towards the cone of the called colour, receives the ball back and returns it to the coach.



Part 3 (Striking):
1 - Coach throws ball up about 12-15 yards from the goal for player to shoot with the bouncing ball

2 - Player receives and passes back to coach, moves backwards to behind red cone and receives the ball again and shifts across the cone to the left and passes back to coach, Coach passes back to player who now dribbles at the red mannequin, performs a skill to step inside and shoot at goal.

3 - Player drops behind blue cone, Coach passes the ball for player to take weighted touch passed the blue cone and shoot at goal.

4 - Player then checks towards the coach then spins around the back of blue mannequin, coach passes across the box for player to shoot.