Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HCFC - Moves - Scissors

Ball Mastery 1 (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 1 Player, 1 Ball & cone (as seen above).

Instructions:

1. Players are looking to perform static ball mastery.

- Toe taps

- Side roles

- Inside, outside.

Coaching Points:

1. On toes.

2. Use arms to balance.

3. Small touches on ball.

4. Hop on non-kicking foot.

Progressions:

N/A

Technical unoppsed

Organization:

 Same set up as before

Instructions:

 Players look to dribble and perform move (Scissor) by faking to the right and then going through the left gate.

Coaching Points:

1. Players start on eye contact

2. Messi dribbling (touch every step, head up, pinky toe)

3. Keeping feet low to the ground

4. Fake towards 1 o'clock and take ball to 11 o'clock

5. Bigger touch out of move

Progressions:

N/A

1v1 opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

- have players on each endline of the field

- give players the same number for each team ( if uneven in players. give a player 2 numbers )

- try to match up players facing each other evenly in skill

- when a number is called out. player runs to the middle and competes for the ball.

Coaching Points:

- here is a good time to let players just figure out the game for themselves but depending on the skill level talk about looking

- attacking open space

- keeping the ball close / small touches

- player without the ball needs to look for the open space to receive a pass.

Progressions:

- call multiple numbers to creatve a 2v2 3v3 4v4 etc