Organization:

25 x 25 yard area

Cones scattered throughout the area

Each player with a ball

Instructions:

Introduce Scissors skill move during warm up

Every time players approach a cone, they perform the scissors as if it were the defender

See how many times they can perform the move in set period of time

Coaching Points:

Scissors

-Move one foot around the front of the ball finishing on the outside of the ball

-Drop shoulder as foot plants

-Take the ball away with outside of opposite foot

Change of pace and direction

Organization:

Players divided into two teams, Yellow and Blue

Attacking team (yellow above) have pinnies tucked in as tails

One defender (blue above) per zone, about 7 yards apart

Instructions:

On Coach's command, one attacker attempts to get past each of the 3 defenders to the far side without having their "tail" pulled

Defenders must remain on their line between the two cones

Attackers get a point for making it through the Guantlet

Defending team gets 1 point for pulling out a pinnie

Play for set period of time and switch roles

Coaching Points:

Use body to fake and feint pass defender

Attack with speed, dont slow up and let defender have upper hand

Use changes of speed and direction

Progressions:

Players go whenever pinnie is pulled or previous player makes it though

Reduce space between defenders

Reg - remove a defender

Organization:

2 Channelse set up as shown

One with goals on either end, other with gates

Yellow team defends first, Blue team attacks

Instructions:

Ball played across from Yellow team

Blue team attacks to create 1v1 situation

Channel A - 1 point for scoring a goal. Defending team can score if they win it back

Channel B - 1 point for dribbling through middle area, 3 points for getting through either of the wide areas. Same goes for defenders if they win the ball

Switch roles and fields for all players

Coaching Points:

Positive first touch

Attack defender with speed - act, do not react

Close control under pressure, penetrate space once defender is beaten

Timing and technique of your skill moves

Progressions:

Defender is live as soon as they play the ball

3 points for middle gate, 1 point for outside gates

Reg - defender must wait for attacker's first touch to play

Organization:

Divide players into 3 teams

2 teams play at a time, 1 team resting

Instructions:

Scrimmage

Teams can score by shooting into the goal, or dribbling through one of the gates on the endline

Play for a set time or set number of points

Can stagger points - e.g. 2 points through gates, 1 points for a goal

Coaching Points:

Pick your head up to see best scoring option

Look for 1v1 scenarios - attack defender

Progressions:

Swap goals with gates - score for dribbling across endline or shooting into goal