EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FOR GRASSROOTS SOCCER COACHES
More game-like activities as skills take on more importance. Possession play and using the different areas of the pitch. Defending will advance defending in 1s, 2s and 3s and holding up play. Players will rotate in two or three different positions to avoid early specialization.
Recommended to play 7v7
PRIORITY: Development of Individual Technique
in Ball Control and Footwork, EasiCoach, Soccer drills and skills
The first player throws the ball to his partner so that he has to use part of his body, either his chest or thigh, to control the ball. MORE
in EasiCoach, Soccer dribbling drills
In this activity suggest that right footed players turn with the outside of the foot to go round the cone, and left-footers use the inside of the foot. MORE
in Ball Control and Footwork, EasiCoach, Soccer drills and skills
in Ball Control and Footwork, EasiCoach, Soccer drills and skills
In this session the players use both feet, it isn’t very far to pass and they should have no problem kicking the ball, even if it feels a bit awkward at first. MORE
in EasiCoach, Soccer dribbling drills
In this game when you say “go”, each dribbler aims to dribble his ball from the big square into one of the smaller squares. The three middle players must try to win the balls from the dribblers. MORE
in Ball Control and Footwork, EasiCoach, Soccer drills and skills
Keep the ball safe... when you say “go”, the catchers have 30 seconds to try and win as many balls from the shielders as possible. MORE
Start with two players facing each other over the middle cone. Make one the attacker and the other the defender. The attacker is the lead and must try to fool the defender and get to one of the cones first and knock the ball off – the defender must try to mirror the movement and get there first. MORE
A great head to head battle, with the attacker aiming to use a skill, such as a feint or turn, to beat the defender and hit the target. MORE
in Ball Control and Footwork, EasiCoach, Soccer drills and skills
Give the ball to one of the end pairs. They must pass the ball to each other with short passes then make a long pass through the middle to the other end zone within three passes. MORE
