Organization:

All players with a ball inside the grid

Instructions:

Begin with ball mastery. Players should get a lot of touches on the ball.

Layer in restrictions

-Only use your right/left foot

-Only use the inside/outside/sole of the foot

-Messi/Ronaldo touches

-Add in specfic turns/moves

Once players are warmed up, begin with a few rounds of knockout

Coaching Points:

Knockout: Head up to observe potential threats

Use changes in direction/speed to avoid losing your ball

After a round or two, introduce the tactic of shielding the ball to prevent it being kicked away

-Keep your body between your ball and any opponents

Don't play defensive, try to win!

Progressions:

You are automatically out if you leave your ball to attack someone elses

Organization:

Players divided into two teams and put into two channels as shown

Each channel has a gate and goal at the far end

White attack first, Blue defends

Instructions:

The white team must make it down to the far end first before being tagged by a Blue defender

Attacker can get 1 point for making it through the cone gate, or 3 points for getting to the goal

Defender gets 2 points for tagging the attacker before they get to the end of the channel

See next screen for progresion with passing soccer balls

Coaching Points:

Attacker: Acceleration and speed to beat defender to the end line

Use of moves/feints if defender recovers

Can you get yourself in front of the defender and across to the goal?

Defender: Must track down attacker and recover in front of him

Can you prevent giving up 3 points and protecting your goal?

Progressions:

Now White team starts with soccer balls, same game

Organization:

Set up as shown

White starts as attackers, Blue begin as defenders

Instructions:

Bue player passes the ball into a white player

White dribbles the ball down the channel, while Blue player attempts to cut them off and steal the ball

White player can score by dribbling through the cone gate or shooting into the goal

Coaching Points:

Attacker: Penetrate the space ahead of you to gain an advantage

Use of moves/feints/shielding to keep possesion and create opportunity to score

Decide what you want to do and act

Defender: Recover as quick as possible to get yourself between the ball and end line

Force the defender one direction and use the sideline like another defender

Don't hesitate, win the ball at first chance

Progressions:

Defender starts level with Attackers

R - Defender can not play until Attacker's first touch