Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): RHS - Summer II

Warmup (20 mins)

0) Organize equipment, get new players on GroupMe
1) Warmup

Ball Mastery + Moves (10 mins)

(Choose a few from each category below)

Ball Mastery Touches:
Taps – Quickly touch the top of the ball with alternating feet (fast feet, quiet upper-body).
Box – Pass the ball between each foot using the inside of each foot (knees go up and down, not side to side).
Inside-Out (right) – Quickly move the ball side to side using the inside and outside of the right foot (“big toe, pinky toe”).
Inside-Out (left) – Quickly move the ball side to side using the inside and outside of the left foot (“big toe, pinky toe”).
Rollies – Roll the ball across your body from outside to inside with the inside and sole of the foot (reset feet after roll to be balanced).

Change of Direction Moves:
Drag – Push ball forward with one foot and pull it back with the same foot while turning toward (and with) the ball. Accelerate into space.
Cruyff – Push the ball forward, fake kick with inside of foot, but instead pull ball behind the standing leg and change direction. Accelerate into space.
Step Over – Push ball forward, step over ball with one foot (legs are crossed), reset feet to get balanced and then accelerate in opposite direction.

Attacking Moves:
Fake and Take – Fake with outside of one foot, step behind the ball and take with outside of opposite foot. Accelerate to space.
Scissor – Fake with outside of one foot, step in front of the ball and take with outside of opposite foot. Accelerate to space.

7v7 (10 mins)

Normal soccer rules EXCEPT ball must be put in play within 5 seconds or other team gets possession 

(goal - take advantage of quickly getting ball back in play)