Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Gold Country United Coaching Education 09's

Technical Warm-up (20 mins)

Objective:

Physically and mentally prepare for session, develop different skills for control and retention of ball

Organization:

-20 x 20 yard area

-Each player has a ball

Instructions:

Part 1

• Each player has a ball and is introduced to a few different types of dribbling techniques:

• Dribbling Techniques-Close Control, Runing with the ball, Chaning Directions

• Players will be asked how they might use each type, after they have been introduced:

• If you have a lot of space which technique might be the best?

• If you are in a very tight space how could you dribble?

PART 2

• Space is the same, now all but two players have a ball.

• The players with out the ball are defenders and hold a pinnie in their

• Defenders are trying to simply touch another players ball with their foot (They are not trying to tackle)

• When a Defender touches a ball they take that ball and give their pinnie to the attacker.

• That attacker then becomes the tagger/defender

• The goal is to get tagged the fewest times and to not be it when time runs out.

PART 3

• The same as part 2, only now defenders can only get out of the middle if they steal the ball and score on one of the pugs

Coaching Points:

1) Using the proper dribbling technique/surface of the foot

2) Looking for/identifiying where the open space.

3) Aware of the defenders, other attackers and boundaries

1v1 Frontal from receving a pass (pass-attack-defend) (20 mins)

Objective: Improve 1v1 attacking skills with pressure from the front (When pressure has momentum),

specifically off a reception of a pass.

Organization: Players divided into 3 lines: Passing Line, Attacking Line and Defending Line.

• Game starts with passer taking a positive first touch, the movement of the attacker is based upon the first touch of the passer.

• The passer then plays a ball to the attacker who is checking back to recive the ball.

• Defender has one of 3 starting positions depending on the objective.

• Attacker scores either by dribbling through gate (different point values) or shooting depending on coaches choice for the day.

• Rotation is Passer, Attacker, Defender (Pass, Attack, Defend)

Coaching Points:

- Use of front/forward/far foot.

- Ready body posture, hips open to field, and support angle.

- Weight and angle of pass.

- Eyes up and looking over field.

- Check shoulder.

- Check away and then back.

- Orientation of first touch.

- Engage the defender with rhythmic dribbling.

- Proper dribbling technique (ability to use various parts of the foot).

- Engaging defender to move them.

- Change of speed to beat player.

- Change direction to beat a player.

- Push ball in behind defender to beat player.

- Biomechanics of fakes (moves)

- Posture/ center of gravity when dribbling and when changing speed.

- Dribbling with head up.

- Dribbling inside to create more options.

- Pressing ((Defensively))

- Transition speeds.

Progression:

- Defender has different starting positions.

- Defender has different line of confrontation.

- Different starting cues (passer touch, attacker moves, defender moves, coach cue either visual or audio.

- Defender does an agility/ coordination movement before defending.

- Finish to goal or gates.

- Can add additional 1v1/2v1/2v2 in second grid

Small Sided Games