Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U10 Dribbling - Zombies Ghostbusters Portal Jump

LA Galaxy

Chris Pedersen

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Name:	Chris Pedersen
City:	Los Angeles
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

What:

Small dribbles with heads up, identifying space, and avoiding defenders.

Where:

All areas of the field.

Who:

Attacking players.

When:

After being pressured by an opponent and reacting with a dribble.

Why:

By effectively turning and dribbling away from pressure, players can confidently take on opponents with simple dribbling techniques. (Messi/Morgan touches)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Zombies

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Zombies (15 mins)

Organization:

All players on the field without a ball.
All balls in one goal.
One 'Zombie' with a ball at their feet.

Instructions:

The zombie is trying to turn the soccer players into zombies by tagging them with the ball below the knee.
If a player gets tagged, they quickly get a ball and begin tagging the players.
Last player wins.

Coaching Points/Questions:

How do we change direction quickly? (inside/outside/skill move)
What part of the foot do we use to dribble forward? (laces)
What part of the foot helps us quickly stop the ball? (sole)
Do we want to take big touches or small touches towards the soccer players? (small touches)
Why do we want to take small touches towards the soccer players?(If they change direction, we can change direction too!)

Regressions/Progressions:

Start with multiple zombies.
If a zombie tag 3 players, they can become a soccer player again.
Start a competition between the zombies and see who can convert the most soccer players.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ghostbusters

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Ghostbusters (15 mins)

Organization:

All players on the field with a ball.
1 player without a ball.

Instructions:

The Ghostbusters (players without a ball) are trying to catch the ghosts by stealing their ball and putting them in the cage.
If a Ghostbuster steals a ball, they can score in either goal.
Last ghost left wins.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Do we want to take big touches or small touches as a ghost? (both! depends on how many Ghostbusters are near us and if there is space to dribble into.
How do we change direction quickly? (inside/outside/skill move)
What part of the foot do we use to dribble forward? (laces)
What part of the foot helps us quickly stop the ball? (sole)
What part of the body do we use to identify the ghostbusters/space? (Eyes)
Should the eyes be up or down when dribbling? (Up!)

Regressions/Progressions:

The ghosts can 'taunt' the ghostbusters by doing toe-taps for additional points. The ghost with the most toe-taps at the end of the round wins.
Use both sides of the field to extend the space.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Portal Jump

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Portal Jump (15 mins)

Organization:

Regular FIFA rules enforced in a small-sided game environment WITH ONE CHANGE.

Instructions:

Players must dribble through 'portals' to get points before scoring.
If a team scores before dribbling through a portal, it is zero points.
The cones lining the field create portals for the players to quickly dribble through.
Players must dribble quickly around the cone, leaving the field but quickly re-entering the field to get a 'portal point.'
Players can get as many portal points as they want before scoring.
If they get three portal points and then score, they get 3 points.
If the ball is cleared out of bounds, it is thrown/passed in.

Coaching Points/Questions:

What parts of the foot do we use to make this dribble possible? (outside/inside)
If a defender challenges us near the sideline and we are able to dribble past them, what kind of scoring opportunity have we created? (2v1)
How can we spread the defenders? (standing on the far side of the field to receive the ball)
How can we create space to get portal points? (dribbling forward, passing backwards, attaining portal points, scoring)

Regressions/Progressions:

If a team gets portal points, fails to score, and a counterattack happens: the team that stole the ball can get all of the portal points AS LONG as the ball does not leave play.
Players can do stop/starts near a sideline cone if they are struggling with the quick dribbling motion.
If you can get a 'portal point' along the opponents touchline, it is worth two points.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Match

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Match (15 mins)

Organization:

Small-sided match with FIFA rules enforced.

Instructions:

5 minute matches with players changing teams with each break.

Coaching Points/Questions:

How do we change direction quickly? (inside/outside/skill move)
What part of the foot do we use to dribble forward? (laces)
What part of the foot helps us quickly stop the ball? (sole)

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