Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dribbling to penetrate/ possess Chatham

Warm-up

Organization:

10 x 20 yard channels set-up as shown

Team divided into two grops

Each payer has a ball

Instructions:

Players divided into 2 groups one in each channel, there are 4 commands, "Orange" "Green" "red" and "yellow" The first player from each line starts out and completes the required movement based upon the coaches direction.

1)Orange-Player rounds tall cone and returns to end of line

2)Green-Player dribbles out then makes a cut and travels through thegreen gate

3)Red-Player Dribbles Directly out through the red Gate

4) Yellow-Player goes accross other teams grid through the yellow gates

First player over th line gets a point. Play for 2 Minutes then switch sides

Coaching Points:

1)Conrol the ball

2) Turnig technique being used

3) Accelerate away quickly

Progressions:

Main-theme(semi-opposed)

Organization:

-10 x 20 yard channel with cones in middle

-4/6 players per channel

Instructions:

-On the coach’s instruction players set off to the middle towards the opposite player

-As players come together in the middle of the area they must make an inside turn around the opposite player and return to the side that they departed from

-The object of the activity is to beat your partner back to your start line

-Play for a set time limit then rotate players

Coaching Points:

1) Controlled Approach

2) Bend Knees at contact to accelerate away

3) Take away the ball with the nearest surface

4) Positive touch out of your feet into the attcking space

Progressions:

P-Increase difficultly of turning actions-inside to outside

P-Two laps around partner (finish on opposite side)

R- Switch partner for a cone

3 v 3 Free play

Organization:

Two fields to maximize space-Split players into 4 teams

Instructions:

Players will play small sided games

Coaching Points:

Limited coaching points--Reinforce proper turning technique and when techniques should be used.

Progressions: