Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 2004 Force Academy Summer Session 1 (Start Time: 2013-05-19 14:30:00)

Dribbling Moves (20 mins)

Dribbling Moves:

Groups of four with players (with a ball each) about 15 yards from cones.

Players attack the cone

Execute the move given by the coach and the direction

Run the ball into the back of the group to create next wave of attackers

Moves: fake take, fake fake take, circle take, circle circle take, rollover, bish bash, heel flick

Coaching points:

Size of touch

Head position

Distance from the defender

The move

Eyes to the ball

Direction of touch

Size of touch

Change of speed

Duration: 20 minutes

Jail Game (25 mins)

Jail Game:

2 v 1 v 1

Cones, supply of balls

Two lines of players with two defenders.

Stagger cones with ball starting at forward cone and attackers about 10 yards apart

Player A plays across to Player B

Defender 1 runs out and attackers play 2 v 1

Defender cannot recover past yellow line

Defender 2 runs out and attackers again play 2 v 1 and finish with goal

Defender 2 cannot recover past red line

If defender wins the ball or attacker goes outside the zone the two attackers become the defenders

Defenders become attacker and join the back of the line

Run two groups; Progress to adding a goalkeeper at each end (use cone goals, make goalkeeper have to reach ball with ball to encourage use of individual moves -- circle take, rollover)

Coaching points:

Positive attitude

Decision pass or dribble

Technique of pass or dribble

Combination play

Movement

End product

Duration: 25 minutes