Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking 1 vs 1 with technical repetition (inside/outside)

Screen 1

Organization:

6 Cones, 3 lines, 3 players per group.

Instructions:

Players are numbered 1 through 3, player 1 dribbles to middle line and turns, once they make eye contact with next player (2) they then do the same. Player 1 dribbles back to start and process continues.

Progression 1: Players now dribble to end line and perform scissors on middle line before accellerating to end line. Once their they turn and make eye contact with the next player who then goes.

Coaching Points:

Messi dribbling

1. Touch every step

2. Pinky toe dribble, turn ankle in

3. Head up as much as possible

Ronaldo Dribbling

1. Bigger touches with laces

2. Head up after every touch

3. Take touch in stride with nearest foot

Scissors

1. Timing

2. Movement around ball and not over it

3. Bigger touch out of feet (head up and accelerate)

Progressions:

Players now only use 1 ball and start with 1 player on each line. The ball starts on the end line and is passed into the middle player once they check. The middle player opens out and plays to the end player who dribbles at the player on the start line (they start to walk towards them after their 1st touch) and beats them with a scissors move.

Progression 1: The defender on the start line can defend as soon the player on the end line takes a touch

Progression 2: The attacker may use the middle player as a neutral (they have one touch) to beat the defender

Progression 3: The defender can now defend as soon as they pass

Screen 3

Organization:

4 vs 4 with GK. Field is split into 4 sections

Instructions:

Players play 4 vs 4 but are restricted to their zones only where they play 1 vs 1, players are able to pass the ball into other zones and use players in other zones for give and go's.

All restarts start from the GK.

Coaching Points:

1. Can you receive ball to face opponent?

2. Reading body shape of defender, attack the front foot

3. Is a team mate in a good position to combine or use as a decoy (scissors move)

4. Can you recognise the ball in behind if pressure is tight to you

Progressions: