COACH: Ross Duncan

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AGE: U12

GENDER: Mixed

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AIM OF SESSION: To Improve dribbling/passing technique, introduce the concept of penetration

SESSION ONE

ORGANIZATION

COACHING POINTS

WARM UP
0-10 minutes

1000 Touches – 20x20 yard area
This warm-up will be consistent throughout the ages and will work on close control. Click here for an explanation of 1000 Touches.

EXERCISE ONE
10-20 minutes

Manchester United Circle – Create a large circle with a 5x5 box in the centre, 5 players with balls, players will dribble into central box and dribble out to a player on a cone and swap round.

Progression:
Dribble into central box and pass to player on outside.
Dribble into box, pass to a player and receive a ½, the next time you pass to a player, change positions as usual.

Head Up – looking for space, pass, shot

Use laces to dribble quickly

Keep the ball moving at all time

Speed away from players

EXERCISE TWO
20-30 minutes

1v1 dribbling – 1 cone + 1 ball per pair. 1 player will defend the cone one player will attack the cone, If the attacker hits the cone with the ball they win a point, if the defender wins the ball then their roles reverse and the defender becomes the attacker.  Count the points

Head Up – looking for space, pass, shot

Use laces to dribble quickly

Keep the ball moving at all time

Speed away from players

EXERCISE THREE
30-40 minutes

5v2 Possession – 15 x 10 yard grid,

5 try and keep the ball away from 2, if one of the 2 gain possession they swap with whoever made the mistake

Foot alongside ball and get low to the ball

Point your supporting foot towards the target

Use the inside of your foot to strike the centre of the ball. Move toward ball.

EXERCISE FOUR
40-50 minutes

Soccer Bowling- in teams of 4, 1 ball per team, place three cones 3 yards away from them.  2 of the 3 cones will have a ball on top which will be the targets.  If a player successfully knocks a ball off the cone, they must pick the toppled ball and place it on another team’s empty cone. The winner is the team that knocks off all of their cones.  Winners will step 1 yard further back and repeat game.

Foot alongside ball and get low to the ball

Point your supporting foot towards the target

Use the inside of your foot to strike the centre of the ball

BEDDING DOWN
50-60 minutes

Penetration 1v1 15x 10 yard area

Defender passes to attacker, attacker must dribble defenders line

See Principles of the game

GAME RELATED PRACTICE
60-75 minutes

End Zone Soccer – small sided, create an end zones at either end of the field (where goal posts would usually be). To score a goal the players must dribble (penetrate) into the opponents zone

Re-enforce Penetration points

Be direct

Attack quickly

SMALL SIDED GAMES - 4V4
75-85 minutes

4v4 Small Sided Field  - 30 x 24 yards (24 = 10 yards either side of a 4 yard goal) This wide area will ensure maximum playing time without as many breaks in play for throwings.

Re-enforce sessions points, don’t loose focus of group

COOL DOWN
85-90

Relaxing Movement + recap session

Slow + gentle movements