Organization:
30x40 yard grid, each Player with a ball.
Instructions:
Players work in pairs. Set number of touches allowed. Player to misplay the ball, a point is given to the other player. Play for a fixed time, winners move up to play a new player.
Coaching Points:
- Players try to improve their touches (suppleness, control and foot-eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet & body.
Organization:
30x30 yard area (Divided into thirds)
3 lines of players
Manaquin (or other object) to indicate defender
Instructions:
- Players dribble at the defender and execute move to get around (Roll-push, Stepover, etc.)
Coaching Points:
- Head up to observe defender
- Timing of/required to do the move
- Execution ("selling") the move; exagerated shoulder movement
- Sealing off defender after the move
- Head up to survey for next action
- Accelerating into space/to goal after the move
Progressions:
- Add a goal at the endline to finish
Organization:
20x30 yard area
Two teams of 6
Enough balls for each player
Instructions:
- First player on one team starts as attacker while first player on second team is defender
- For the first match-up, defender cannot go until attacker takes first touch forward
- Attacker must make it to the end-zone and stop the ball in the end-zone to score a point (can only score on offense); match-up is over
- If defender kicks the ball out of play, or prevents the attacker from stopping the ball in the end-zone, the match-up is over
- Once the match-up is over, attacker immediately turns to become defender as other team now comes out as attacker
- If match-up takes too long, limit each to 20 seconds
Coaching Points:
- Head up to observe space
- Ronaldo (laces) touches to get to end-zone quickly; Messi (pinky toe) touches if defender has closed down space
- Attack at speed, do not wait for defender
- Catch defender off-guard quickly as they transition from being the attacker
Progressions:
- See next slide
Organization:
30x30 yard area
Two teams of 6
Instructions:
First team attacks goal(s) and can score on either; after goal or ball out of bounds, attacker becomes the next defender against other team as the next person in line starts the next attack.
Coaching Points:
- Head up to locate defender, space and goal.
- Can you attack at speed?
- Do you have to beat the player, or can you create enough space to get the shot off?
- Quick transition to defense after turn as attacker is finished.
Organization:
30x30 yard area
Field split into thirds
Two teams of 6
Instructions:
- Play starts when attacking team dribbles out from the endline.
- Each third is a 1v1 match, but the attacking team can pass to other attackers in other thirds.
- All players must stay within their own third.
Coaching Points:
- Head up to observe goal, defender and space.
- Recognition of when to attack space and when to pass.
- Movement off the ball by attackers to create space and not stand right on the lines.
- Discipline from attackers to not run to the ball and keep proper spacing.
Progressions:
- Remove lines.