Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling session for assessment (Start Time: 2022-05-16 11:00:00)

Warm Up (5 mins)

Aim of session- To introduce players to the fundamentals of dribbling

Objectives- Teaching close control by demonstrating technique.

Warm up: 5 mins duration

 Aim- Pulse Raiser

Get muscles ready for strenuous exercise

40 by 20 yards

1 ball per player

Spread out 8 cones for players to avoid when dribbling.

Every player gets a ball and starts dribbling within the marked area. 

The cones are to be treated as defenders.

Coaching Points 

-Soft touches for close control, 

-Head up/ scan to see where players and cones are

-Look for space

-Burst of pace after skill into space

-Weight balanced over the ball.

Progressions

Add 2 defenders to encourage scanning and keeping hold of the ball

If defender win ball they become dribblers.

Game related (10 mins)

2 v 1 Game related practice

18 yds x  6 yds/ 1 half blue bibs 1 half red bibs

2 attackers, 1 defender

If not enough goals use cones

Must successfully dribble past defender to score

Defender passes ball to attackers

Defender stays in own half unless wins the ball 

If defender wins ball he/ she can start attacking

After each attempt switch defender/ attackers

One attacker goes off after each attack until next time to attack, so as always having two attackers against one defender

If manage to successfully dribble using 1 of the skills learned past defender and score award 2 points (goals)

Coaching Points

Attackers-  

-Positive first touch

-Close control, soft touches. 

-Balance over the ball. 

-Keep body in between defender and ball

- Encourage to perform skill learned in technical

- Pace after skill

Defenders- Close down the space to your opponent quickly

-Keep goal side

- Don't dive in

- Approach side on

PROGRESSIONS-

- Must beat your opponent by performing at least one of the skills learned in the technical

- Limit passes between attackers

- Make it a 2v2