Physical:- Basic Motor skills development through drills and games.- ABC's through drills and gamesPsychological & Social:- Integration of players- Enjoyment/Fun- Build self-esteem- Create a positive environmentTechnical:- Dribbling, turning, shielding, feints, shootingTactical:- Basic Principles of 1v1's- Awareness of space
Possible Questions for the Group- What do you need to think about when dribbling the ball? Be on toes, knees bent, head up, keep ball close and under control
- Why do we need to keep our heads up in 1v1 situations? To observes the defender, and look at the space available behind the defender.
- What can we do to try to unbalance the defender in a 1v1 situations? Use tricks or feints
- What do we do once we've unbalanced the defender? Quickly change direction and accelerate past the defender towards goal or space we intend on attacking.
Coaching Points:
- On the balls of feet
- keep ball under control
- Head up and observe defender
- Timing and distance of feint
- Quality of disguise and execution of feint
- Change speed and direction
- Accelerate away lifting head up while keeping ball under control
- Encourage players to dribble and take players on when space is available.
Organization: 20x20 Grid with rings and cones or mannequines inside as shown in the diagram.
Instruction: Players dribble inside the grid and dribble in a figure 8 around the rings, slalom through the cones and or mannequines.
Progression:
Dribble using: Right Foot only, Left only, Inside of both feet only, Outside of both feet only, sole roles.
Jump from one ring to the other holding the ball between feet, and through the cones roll with the sole across the body to tap with inside of other foot.
Organization: 20x30 grid split into 2 as shown. Equipment required poles for gates or cones, 4 gates at each end, agility ladder or hurdles and cones for weaving.
Instructions:Set up area as shown in the diagram. Split groups into teams and have them line up as shown in the digram. Attackers start by dribbling slalom through the 3 cones, while the defender performs exercise through agility ladder or hurdles. Players compete in a 1v1 and attemp to dribble through either of the 2 gates to score.
Progression: Vary exercises through cones and agility ladder
- Players passes into partner after dribbling through the cones and becomes the defender.
Organization: 1 net, 1 GK, 1 Mannequin and cones or slalom pole 10-12 Balls.
Instructions: 4 players maximum per station. Players take turns dribbling through cones, take a touch to attack mannequin feint and take a shot on goal.
Progression: Vary dribbling techniques through cones, Ask players to alternate their shooting foot
4 v 4 small sided game. Working on pressing and forcing errors from attacking team.
Defenders press with cover protection. Squeeze play inside where crowded
practice area: 30 x 40