Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling with the ball

Technical Dribbling (15 mins)

Set up pitch 25 X 25yds. place 3 cones approx 1 yd apart in a line at one end of pitch then another 3 up the top of the field as per the picture.

Every player has a ball.

Start by dribbling through the first 3 cones in a zig zag pattern, then dribbling up the field and around then through the next 3 cones then dribble back down the field to the next 3 cones then repeat. you finish by dribbling around the pole at the bottom of the field of the opposite side.

Players must try and keep close control of the ball and use both feet if they can.

Keep their heads up.

Progression:

Put the cones closer together.

Regression:

Make the distance between the cones larger.

Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Small sided game.

Set up pitch 35 x 30yds with 2 end zones and 4 corner zones.

Game to be played free play

player scores a point if he/she can dribble into an end zone or 2 points if they can dribble into a corner corner zones.

Progressions:

Take away end zone leaving just the corner zones

Remove two corner zones leaving just two corner zones

Condition: 

Players must use both feet

Can only use weaker foot