Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): EXP Technical controlling balls out of the air

Goat Arrival

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Main Activity Week 2

Organization: 30x20 yard area.

Instructions: Bobby Charlton Game: Inside players look to dribble through a gate or circle a cone (circle option only for U10+) and to an outside player and swap roles by giving ball to outside player.

Progressions:

1. start without a ball to work on speed, agility, and coordination

2. add a ball to inside players

3. Inside player now make short pass to outside players and provide passive pressure for the first three touches of the outside players dribble. The outside player is then instructed to change speeds past defender.

4. Challenge players to use skill move before beating the passive defender: scissor, step-over, etc

Coaching points:

Change speeds (Messi Ronaldo)

Head up, Change direction and look for optons like Xavi

Use skill moves to beat defender

Ball Mastery Out of Air

Top of foot roof

Top of foot air pass back

Inside of foot as above

Thigh foot as above

Chest as above

Chest foot as above

Chest head as above

3v3

Organization:

2 small sided fields with space between each field

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3v3

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Look for space

Change speeds

Change direction

Use skill moves to beat defender