Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): WDA - 1v1 Dribbling (1/25 & 1/27)

Cops & Robbers (20 mins)

Organisation

25x25 area

Players with a ball each

3 Cops try to catch all other robbers by passing ball against other players' feet or ball

When caught, robbers stand with ball above head and legs apart

Other robbers can free them by dribbling through their legs

Change cops every 2 mins

Coaching Points

Using turns to protect ball & get away from cops

Running with ball (using laces) to get away into space

Cops using close dribbling techniques to get close to robbers (not just kicking it from far away)

Progression

When caught - robbers have to dribble to side and do 5 juggles/skills to get back in the field

1v1/2v1 to Goal (20 mins)

Organization - Field 1

25x12 yard area

Defenders start with balls on the middles cones, attackers on the far cones.

Once Defender 1 has played diagonally to Attacker 1 and 1v1 is over, Defender 2 plays against Attacker 2 on opposite diagonal.

When your game is over, re-join your line.

Change attackers and defenders every 2 mins.

Coaching Points

Receive with inside of foot, positive 1st touch.

Attack at speed, using correct 1v1 techniques.

2v1: Timing, weight and accuracy of passes.

Shots with laces (through back/middle of ball), into corners.

Progressions

Field 2 - 2v1. Defender plays diagonally to attacker, and 2nd attacker overlaps to makes 2v1.

2 teams - competition (each team does 2 mins attacking, then 2 mins defending)