Session 6: Dribbling

Session 6: Dribbling
Age Group: U10 (16 Players)
Duration: 1 Hour

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Soft touches at all times
2. Head up
3. Change direction
4. Change pace

WARM UP: 15 MINUTES

- Grid size 20m x 10m
- 16 Players start without a ball
- Players work in pairs
- Players work down the outside of cones and back up the inside
- Players only perform the technique on way up not on the way back down(ie on outside)
- Leave space in between each player
- Coach demonstrates exercise for players to perform(Dynamic straetching, headers, side to side etc)
- Coach increases difficulty as warm up progresses
- Coach introuces a ball each, players perform activity(drag backs, stepovers, toe taps etc)




Ensure
- Slow to fast tempo
-Increase blood fow
- Good mechanics

MAIN ACTIVITY: 20 MINUTES

- Grid sizes 12m x 12 m (4 grids)
- 4 players in each grid with a ball each
- Players move freely in each grid
- Coach encourages plenty of touches, right foot only, left foot only
- Progress to changes of direction with key factors below

DRAGBACK
1. Close Control
2. Standing foot planted beside the ball
3. Sole of foot on top of ball
4. Drag ball behind standing foot
5. Turn and move away


INSIDE OF FOOT
1. Close control
2. Standing foot behind the ball
3. Disguise kicking action
4. Wrap foot around the ball
5. Move away

OUTSIDE OF FOOT
1. Close control
2. Get level with the ball
3. Push ball away with outside of foot
4. Move away

CONDITIONED GAME: 25 MINUTES
The coaches focus in the end of session game is on the players technique of dribbling on the ball when they have space, if there is space to run into the coach should encourage the players to attack it using the techniques learned in the main activity. Again a real match situation should be enforced by using corner kicks and throw ins.
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The best way for a player to become comfortable with a ball is to maximise their contact time with a ball. A session on dribbling is great for players as for most of the session they get a ball each and can express themselves in a passive environment.