Football/Soccer Session (U9): Pelham Fireflies U9 dribbling and rwb
Pro-Club: Red Bulls New York Academy
Jeremy Brown, Adult Member
Profile Summary
| Name: | Jeremy Brown |
|---|---|
| City: | Brooklyn |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Rank: | Elite – 9 points |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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Capture the Ball (15 mins)
Equipment
Three or four grids 3x3 yards set up equally apart from each other.
All balls start in center of grids to begin game.
Players split as evenly as possible into their home grids.
Organization
On coach's command players race to get balls and return them to their home base
Once all balls are out of the center, players my invade other home bases and steal their balls
NO DEFENDING or stealing balls while being dribbled (only balls stored in home bases)
Coach calls time and counts balls to determine winners - then starts new round
Coaching Points
Heads up when dribbling.
Speed dribble back to home and control when entering.
Use pull back or Outside Chop when changing direction and coach can roam and force players to use a step over to get past the whistle monster
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1v1's to gate without ball (15 mins)
Set Up
Make a 25x21 area and split the players into 2 teams. Set up 2 gates on each side of each line like the picture above.
Instructions
White attack first against Blue, Attacker scores a point by running through any blue gate without getting tagged by blue player. White gets 1 point for getting through and blue gets 1 point for tagging white before they get through gate.
Coaching Points
Start quick
Accelerate after you get pass the defending player.
Try to trick defender using feint to go pass defender
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1v1 beat defender and score (15 mins)
Set Up
Make a 20x20 area. Set up 2 goals like in the image. Split the players into 2 teams with each player having a ball.
Instructions
White attack first into either of the 2 goals at the oppositions end. If white score the next attacker goes quicly.
If the origonal first blue defender wins the ball and then scores.
Play for 2 mins then blue starts with ball
Coaching Points
Attack space
Quick changes of direction and speed.
Accelerate and/or cut in after beating the defender
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Scrimmage (15 mins)
Coaching Points:
Remind them to dribble and work on moves
Coaches remember that U6 players don't normally mentally comprehend the aspect of a team. Work to their strengths.
Do your BEST to let them keep playing. If the ball goes out of bounds kick it back in or yell keep playing. 99% of the kids don't even realize it is out of bounds. They are there to play - LET THEM!!
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Warm up (10 mins)
Organization:
1.20 x 20 yard area set up as shown
2.12 players set up as shown
3.1 ball per player
Instructions:
1.All players dribble around the area
2.On coach’s call “switch”, players stop their ball from moving, and start dribbling with a new ball (see A)
3.One ball is removed every 30 seconds, leaving one more player without a ball each time
4.Players without a ball must try to steal one from another player
5.If a ball is stolen, that player must steal one from a different person
6.Play for set time period
Coaching Points:
1.Change of speed and direction
2.Head up, accelerate away
Progressions:
1.P – Coach can restrict the surfaces players may use to control the ball, e.g. inside only, outside only, soles only
P – Players can steal the ball back from the person who stole it from them, immediately
R – Add in more balls than players