Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Travelling with the ball

SSG Travelling with the ball (30 mins)

The game: Normal game for 5 minutes. The coach can then add another football into the game, the player that recieves the extra ball is not allowed to pass it, once they have scored or the ball is out of play the coach can feed it in again when they want to. The aim of the game is to create an opportunity for the players to travel with the ball, recognise when to speed up and slow down (big touches or little thouches) by adding in the extra bal it should create more space and 1v1's/1v2's.

Technical:

can the players manipulate the ball so they can travel with it inot space quickly or dribble past oppoenets.

Psychological:

can the players recognise when they can speed up and slow down?

Tactical: can I move away from the player on the ball to allow them space to travel with it but still be on a passing line.

social:

enjoy the game, enjoy the freedom to dribble and run with the ball.