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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Dribbling

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Paul Gregory
Name: Paul Gregory
City: Coconut Creek
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Warm-up

Dribbling Technique

One group of players dribbles N, turns, then dribbles S to original line

One group of players dribbles E & W in a zig-zag

1. Dribble with laces, point toes down

2. Head is up

3. Messi touches in tight spaces, Ronaldo touches when space is open

4. Skill moves

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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1v1

Attacker will dribble forward towards the middle cone. Defender will come out and apply pressure. Attacker will use skill and look to score in either goal. If defender wins ball, transition to attacker and score by dribbling across the line.

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1. Attack defender with speed

2. Change of direction, skill moves to beat defender; get defender unbalanced

3. Accelerate away into space

4. Finishing technique

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1v1 to line. Defender plays ball out to attacker who now takes defender on trying to dribble across the line to score a point.

Focus now shifts to the defending player.

Angle of approach

Immediate pressure

Close fast to get attacker to put head down

slow down as the defender gets close to the attacker.

sideways defensive position to channel the attacking player

get low to jockey the attacking player

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