This session is designed to improve the dribbling ability and skill level of your players through a series of technical exercises and small-sided games.
When dribbling with the ball your players may have space and they must be able to pick up speed quickly to use this area.
However, when there is little space the players must be able to demonstrate quick feet, skills and turns to get past their opponent.
| Warm up | Session | Developments | Game Situation | Warm Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 5 minutes |
The circuit includes four different techniques that should be worked on for 2 minutes each.
The players work their way around the circuit.
Four goals and four players play a game. Each player has three lives, if a goal is scored into a player’s goal then he loses a life. The last player standing is declared the winner.
You can progress this game so that each player has a goalkeeper (diagram 3) this improves the ability to create space and shooting skills when under pressure.
The game is continuous and requires lots of footballs.
1v1 multi-goal game. The players try to defend their own goal and score in their opponent’s goal at the same time.
Play a man marking game.
Each player must man mark a player on the opposite team and that is the only player they can tackle.
This will encourages lots of dribbling situations where the players can demonstrate their new skills.
2v2 multi goals game. The players have a goalkeeper, but the goals are now bigger.
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