Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): King of the ring T.T (time trial)

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Setup

Get the players to get in pairs to begin. Each pair takes a turn to be the 2 defenders (if numbers are low, you can use one player to defend and reduce the size of the circle).Give them bibs to distinguish them from the team in possesion.

Objective

All the players in the centre circle dribble around with a ball avoiding being tackled and the defenders have to tackle and clear all the balls from the centre circle. This is against the clock and their time will be recorded on the white board. Once your ball is cleared out of the circle, you are out and must leave the circle,If a player dribbles out of the circle,by themselves, they are out and must leave the circle. if you are tackled but your ball doen't go out of the circle then you are not out and you can retrieve the ball and stay in. Once all balls are cleared the stop watch will stop. The next pair will now replace the defenders and so on untill all pairs have carried out the defending. The winner is the pair with the quickest time.

Key points

Ephasise intensity and pressing and working together. Highlight that cornering players to isolate them on outside of the circle reduces their space and makes it easier to tackle.

Progression

Keep a record of pairs and times to monitor progress. Make sure same number of players are used for accurate measurement of improvement).