Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Full Dribbling Session U9

Technical Practice (15 mins)

Dribbling Topic. 

•  Practice Layout :- Area set for 16 players bib 8 with red bibs and 8 with blue. Area Size Main Pitch 35 length x 25 width in yards, 4 boxes marked by cones to a size of 10 x 10 yards 1 player to be positioned on each cone. Equipment to be kept in the middle of the pitch inside the marked bigger cones.
• Technical Practice:- The players to dribble anti clockwise to the next cone. Players to use the 3 different ways they can dribble the ball with their foot with coaches instruction (Inside, Outside, Sole). Also players when instructed are to use different foot to dribble so from their left to their right foot. On coaches instruction the rotation can be changed to clockwise. 
• Progression :- Once the player reaches the next cone instruct the player to turn and dribble back to the starting position. 

Mechanics (Technical) 

1. Keep ball close

2. Vary surfaces of foot

3. Head up

4. Change of pace

5. Change of direction

5 Sided Game (20 mins)

Primary Focus

Encourage dribbling and one v one situations in a game situation.

Organisation

Area Size 35 yards long x 25 yards wide. .

Player No's

10

Timings

2 x 7 Minutes.

Explanation

5 v 5 small sided game. The aim to dribble through gates marked out via flat discs in the color of each team. 

Conditions

• 1 point if a goal is scored, 2 points if a player dribble's through the gate and 5 points if a player dribbles through a gate and scores.
• If the ball goes out of play it must be dribbled back in.

Progressions (Harder)

• Players must take at least 3 touches, encourages dribbling rather than passing

Regressions (Easier)

• Gates made wider. 
• Players can't be tackled in their own half.