Sesión de Fútbol (Sesiones de Academia): dribble for camp day 1

ACTIVITY 1 (10 mins)

Organization:

1.20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.1 ball per player

3.Cones for cities

4.Pinnies for lakes

Story/Description:

1.At each corner of the country (area) there is a major city (cones in the corner)

2.There is New York, Chicago, LA, and New Orleans

3.When the coach calls out a city the players must start their cars (ball) and drive as quickly as they can to that city

4.Watch out for the lakes in the middle, if you drive your car in there it may sink!

Coaching Points:

1.Big touches when you drive on the highway

2.Keep your head up

3.Change of direction

4.Change of speed

Developments:

1.P – Call out a city and then quickly change this so that players have to turn around their cars

2.R – No balls

ACTIVITY 3

Organization:

1.20 x 10 yard area set up as shown

2.3 players (2 Attackers, 1 Defender) set up as shown

3.1 ball per attacker

Instructions:

1.Attacking players start at opposite ends of area

2.Each attacker starts dribbling toward opposite end of area simultaneously

3.Defender must try to stop players from reaching opposite end

4.Attackers score one point for each successful run across area

5.If defender dispossesses attacker, and keeps ball in grid, they switch roles

6.First player to 10 points wins

Coaching Points:

1.Controlled approach

2.Know when to run with the ball and when to dribble

3.Engage defender at speed by attacking front foot

4.Timing of move – just outside tackling radius

5.Change of speed and direction

6.Cut into the space behind defender

Progressions:

P – Both attackers start from the same end line, and attack the same end

R – Defender must stay in the middle for 10 repetitions, even if they win the ball