Session 8: Running With The Ball

Session 8: Running With The Ball
Age Group: U10 (16 Players)
Duration: 1 Hour

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Play ball out with laces
2. Keep ball out from under feet
3. Accelerate with head up
4. Take few touches on the ball
5. Run straight to exploit space
6. Give an end product

WARM UP: 15 MINUTES

For warm up use the key factors on dribbling from session 6 and 7
- Grid size 24m x 24m
- Ball per player
- Players move freely around the grid
- Coach introduces an activity(stepover, dragback, Ronldinho, inside turn, outside turn)
- Although warm up coach refreshs key factors to ensure good technique
- Coach increases the tempo from slow to fast








MAIN ACTIVITY: 20 MINUTES

- Grid size 30m x 8m, 5m zone at each end (2 grids)
- 4 Players behind each end line
- Players run with the ball and pass when they get to the green cone to the next player
- Key factors as at start of planner









CONDITIONED GAME: 25 MINUTES
The coaches focus during the end of session game is focussed on the key factors of running with the ball, the coach should identify to the players the importance of a good end product when running with the ball(ie a cross, a good pass or a shot on target). Again corner kicks and throw ins should be enforced at all times.