Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook Pre Travel 1st Grade Spring Season Session 10 (Attacking 1v1 & Introduction to 2v1)

Individual Skill Development (5 mins)

Organization:

 20x20 Grid 

All Players With Ball 

Half/Half Pinnies 

Instructions:

Phase I or Option I: Dynamic Warm Up  

50 Touch Dribble Challenge: Begin with the players dribbling around the grid. Coach's Command Dribbling Techniques  - Left, Right, Both, Inside/Outsides

 - Players are instructed to dribble around the grid. On Coach's command they are to dribble into as many coned gates as possible. Every gate is 1 PT and players cannot go through a gate at the same time. 

      - Progression: Players have to go through a Specific Color Pattern of the gates OR cannot go through the same get twice

Phase II or Option II: Tail Tag 

50 Touch Dribble Challenge: Begin with the players dribbling around the grid. Coach's Command Dribbling Techniques  - Left, Right, Both, Inside/Outsides

- All players have a pinnie tucked into their shorts on the side (hip area)  and a ball at their feet. 

- Players are all working for themselves they can score 1 PT either by putting their foot on top of another teammates' soccer ball or pulling out a teammates' tail pinnie. 

- Emphasize SHIELDING THE BALL and utilizing the foot farthest from the defender.

Coaching Points:

- Shielding the Ball

- Dribbling with the foot farthest from the defender 

- Outside Chop/Inside Chop 

- Drag Turn Technique 

- Recognition of Space - Defender Location, Natural Boundaries, Traffic  

Fully Opposed

Organization:

30 x 15 Grid x2   

Instructions:

Warm Up:

Play a few rounds with Pinnie Tag Game where the Defense tries to steal pinnies as opposed to soccer ball

Game: Gauntlet 'Sharks and Minnows'

- White team are the Attackers to begin. Players in blue are the defenders. White team has to try to dribble through the defender zones to get to the the last zone where the goals are located.

- If Defender puts their foot ontop of the ball 'The Shark Ate It' and you have to restart at the back of the line.

Point System: Every Defended 'Shark Zone' is 1 PT, a Goal is 1 PT.

Play 2 - 3 Min Rounds Then Swap Roles

Progression: 

Introduce 2 versus 1. 

Coaching Points:

- Spacial Recognition

- Driving at Speed Into Space

- Fewest amount of Touches To Goal