Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Spring Season - Stage 1 - Week 3 - Driving with the ball

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Warm-up: split the field in many squares. Players will have a ball each. Players will have to dribble the ball around, always trying to get to a new square as fast as possible. Players should keep control of the ball all the time, keep the  heads up, and find a new square.

As they are dribbling, coach can ask them different ways to dribble the ball:

- Only laces

- inside-outside foot

- Using only the stronger foot/ using only weaker foot

- only with sole

- using both feet (2 touches with right foot, 2 touches with left foot)

Progression:

- coach now will add defenders in between the squares (1 defender each two squares), defenders will try to stop the players from moving from squares. Every player starts with 10 points, and every time the defender take the ball away from them, players will love -1 point. 

- now, we will have the same amount of defenders and players with a ball. Defenders now must steal the ball and keep it. If they do it, they change roles with the player the had lost the ball. After 1 minute, whoever has a ball is safe, players without it must perform an "extra work" (toe taps, jumping jacks, etc). Players with ball can move whatever they want, defenders can only move in certain areas (ex: each defender has 1 or 2 squares to protect).

Time:20-22 min

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1v1s: player with the ball dribbles the ball up and needs to get through one of the two gates in the opposite side of the field to score a point.

Coach can give an extra point if the player in possession use one of the turns that we worked before to beat the defensive player.

After the play, players go back to their lines.

After 3 min, switch roles.

Time: 12-15 min