Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1v1 Moves (Roll/Roll Step) Week 2

Juggling

Organization:

- As shown. Ball per player.

Instructions:

- Give players various juggling challenges.

Coaching Points:

- Players try to improve their touches (suppleness, control and foot-eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet & body.

Technical Repititions

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Players in groups of four with a ball each. Player one drives at the cone and performs a move before going past it. The next player does the same upon making eye contact with the dribbler once they have performed their move. Process repeats.

Learning Outcomes:

Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

Positive 1st touch (drive at defender, makes it easier to unbalance defender)

Attack defenders front foot

Awareness of next action (where is the goal, space, teammates, covering defenders)

Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

Unbalance defender with ball movement

Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

Timing of Execution of move based upon space between you and the defender

Protect the ball (put body between defender and ball)

Final touch of move bigger (allows head to come up)

Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribble

Cut across defender, If looking to continue dribbling

Take the ball inside the opponents tackling radius

Drag the ball across the body with sole of the foot

Take the ball past the defender with inside of the opposite foot

Drag the ball across the front of the body with sole of the foot

Step over the top of the ball with the opposite foot

Carry on in the same direction as the ball

Angle of body so that the ball comes out in a forward motion

Flick the ball with the same foot which you rolled with

Quality of end product

Coaching Points:

- Messi touches before goal

- Timing of move - distance between you and goal

- Use of body to perform feint

- Eyes up quickly (connect with teammate)

- Accelerate to endline - Bigger touch

- Roll vs Roll Step

- Entry : Small touches to steady pace

Bend knees - chest down - low center of gravity

Head up quickly before the goal

- Execution : Open hips to sell pass - also use head and eyes to sell move

Bottom of foot to roll across body

- Exit : Use opposite foot to take exit touch around defender

Change of pace

Protect ball - last touch in behind

Roll Step

Progressions:

- Practice with both feet

- Techniques to cover (Shimmy, Scissors, Shimmy/Scissors Combination)

Small Sided (3v3) (15 mins)

Organization:

- As shown.

- 3v3 (4 teams if possible)

Instructions:

- Full Sided: Kick-ins / Corners from own goal.

Learning Outcomes:

Identification of 1vs 1 (space behind defender)

Positive 1st touch (drive at defender, makes it easier to unbalance defender)

Attack defenders front foot

Awareness of next action (where is the goal, space, teammates, covering defenders)

Smaller touches on the ball (use of pinky toe to dribble the ball) “Like Messi” as approaching defender

Unbalance defender with ball movement

Unbalance defender with body movement (Use of body to sell the fake)

Timing of Execution of move based upon space between you and the defender

Protect the ball (put body between defender and ball)

Final touch of move bigger (allows head to come up)

Accelerate away if looking to continue to dribble

Cut across defender, If looking to continue dribbling

Take the ball inside the opponents tackling radius

Drag the ball across the body with sole of the foot

Take the ball past the defender with inside of the opposite foot

Drag the ball across the front of the body with sole of the foot

Step over the top of the ball with the opposite foot

Carry on in the same direction as the ball

Angle of body so that the ball comes out in a forward motion

Flick the ball with the same foot which you rolled with

Quality of end product

Coaching Points:

- Shape (3 lines, Width / Depth)

- 1st Attacker - Decision making: Take space, commit defenders, recognition of 1v1 moments.

- 2nd / 3rd Attacker - Timing of movements.

Progressions: