Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): u11-u12 Grassroots Development Program session 7

1v1 to a ball (Warm up) (10 mins)

Organization:

Players placed inside a 40 x 40 area. Players are placed into pairs as shown above. The black players stands with their legs apart with a ball placed next to them as the target ball. The Yellow player stands behind the black player with a game ball.

Procedure:

Yellow player plays a pass through the black player’s legs. We now have a 1v1 game. The player in possession has to get the game ball to hit the target ball to score a point. If the defender wins possession the game continues. Start a new game each time a goal is scored.

As you see the players playing can you stop them to show them the following moves.

Single Scissor - https://vimeo.com/62170823

Double Scissor - https://vimeo.com/62170823

Matthews move - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVm3kAfSdM

Emphasis/Coaching points:

See the ball/See the player

Change of speed/direction

Keep head up

Can you show a move to beat the player?

2, 1v1 games (10 mins)

1v1 to goal 2 games at once

Organization

Set up 2, 20m x 20m grid with 1 goal in each corner, 1m in width with 2 players on each side as shown above.

Procedure

Players A plays a pass to Player B on the opposite side of the grid. Player B attempts to dribble past Player A and dribble through one of the goals. If Player A takes the ball away from Player B they then try to dribble the ball through any of the goals. Keep rotating the service so that all players are attackers

Coaching Points:

See the ball/See the player

Change of speed/direction

Keep head up

Can you do a move to beat the player?

Use all parts of both feet

Have FUN

Emphasis:

1v1 attacking, dribbling, competition