Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Moves to beat players

Moves unoppose (15 mins)

12- 15 min

Practice Organization: Set up 4 to five lines depending on #'s facing each other about 15 YDS apart. In the middle of each line set up an imaginary defender with cones and a pole or just cones. Players at both ends of lines will have a ball.

Session Details: On coaches command players on both ends of the lines will dribble at the same time and perform a specified move/faint and continue their dribble to the opposite line.

Group 1 will work on side step faint & side roll push

Group 2 will work on scissors & cookie

Group 3 will work on scissors & Matthews

Coaching Points for ALL moves general:

- Prior to performing move ball location in between body slightly in front.

- Taking a peak having head up to see where defender is at.

- Exploding after the move

-Ensure players are performing the moves slow at first until mastery is happenning then they can go faster.

Side step faint key points:

Using a small quick step

At the same time of small step ensure to use a shoulder drop & waist movement

Ensure to teach proper technique of pushing ball forward and diagonal with outside of the foot

Roll Push key points:

Ensure the roll is performed across the body to keep as far away from defender as possible, with inside of the foot upon completing roll teach to push the ball forward with inside of the foot.

Scissor key points:

Perform scissor fast and low around the ball

Shoulder & waist fake to help make the move better (don't concentrate on this too much until scissor is being done properly)

Ensure to teach proper technique of pushing ball forward and diagonal with outside of the foot after scissor

Matthews:

Teaching players that as soon as they slightly touch ball to the inside to initiate fake immediately a small skip/hop with opposite foot is done same direction the ball was touch in and then wrap their foot around the opposite side of the ball with oustside of the foot slightly touch it forward and digaonal.

The smaller the skip is and the faster the players can go from inside to ouside (after the skip) the more effective the move will be.

Cookie:

The ball should be dragged with inside of the foot across players' body, ensure body is being shifted as ball is being dragged, push ball forward with the inside of the opposite foot.

1v1's competitions (15 mins)

Practice Organization: Set up a small field 15x8 with a small goal at each end. Set up two markers at mid-field with a team at each marker 2yds appart.

Session Details: 1v1's to goal team with the ball will start off by dribbling towards marker 1, players dribbles around marker and goes to goal and tries to score. Player from opposite team will run around marker 2 and tries to defend. If defender wins ball he can score as well. Games should not last more than 10-12 sec for lots of repetition. After 10 to 12 min switch team roles.

Coaching Points:

-Dribble at speed under control.

-Take peaks to see where defender is at, don't dribble the entire time with thead down.

-Make an attempt to use the moves that were just worked on.

-Selling the move and doing it based on the defender is given the player.

-Acceleration/change of pace at appropiate times.

-Prior to making a move must have ball close.

-Encourage players to go both ways not always to the same side, keep defenders guessing unpredictable.