Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U7 Clinics, Dribbling

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Nol Serqa

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Name:	Nol Serqa
City:	New York
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Dribbling, RWB. Introduction to basic turns (pull backs, inside turn)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tunnel Tag (PreK, U5)

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Tunnel Tag (PreK, U5) (10 mins)

Organization:

30X40 area 3 taggers without balls, 6 players with balls.

Taggers have to try and tag dribblers who when tagged must open legs and hold the ball above their head.

Frozen players can only move after player drives ball through tunnel. (passes ball between legs)

Coaching Points:

Dribble with head up to observe taggers and open space.

Progressions:

Taggers must now try and tag a dribbler's BALL to freeze them. Introduce a pull back and/or inside turn. Show them how the turn can protect the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Gates game (PreK, U5)

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Gates game (PreK, U5) (10 mins)

Organization:

30x25 yard area as shown

1 ball per player

Create more gates than there are players

Instructions:

Players are trying to go through as many gates as possible first without the ball and then introduce the ball.

Coaching Points:

How can you go through as many gates as possible?

Small touches and sharp turns going through gates/big touches into open space to next gate.

Progressions:

Do a pullback once you through a gate and explosive touch to dribble away.

Do an inside turn once through a gate and explosive touch to dribble away.

Use weaker foot

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bank Robbers (PreK, U5)

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Bank Robbers (PreK, U5) (15 mins)

Dribbling - MINI KICKS - Bank Robbers

Organisation:

30x40 area with 4 5x5 squares in each corner.

Plenty of balls

Instructions:

At coach command players must run to the middle to retrieve a ball and dribble back to their corner. Upon return, next teammate runs to do the same.

Once all balls are all gone, team with the most in their corner wins.

Competitive: How many can your team retrieve?

Coaching points:

Outside (pinky-toe) for close control.

Laces for fast, longer distance dribbling.

Head up to locate your corner and avoid other players

Use your turns to change direction quickly.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Game

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Game (25 mins)

Organization: 2 goals on each pitch sperated by a line of cones.

Instructions:

Play 3v3/4v4 using age appropriate goals (no GK's) in a 20x30/25x35 yard area.

Restarts are always made from the coach who has as many balls as possible around him, if the ball goes out a new game ball is immediately played in.

The game is continuous (no stoppages for throw ins, corners etc.) until the players need a water break or the coach runs out of balls.

Coaching Points:

- Are players picking their head up

- Is their ball under control when dribbling

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