⭐⭐ STAR HOME PRACTICE SESSION

Those of you in in groups 3, 4 or Girls Only please watch this video! video for you!

Dribbling & Running with the ball

FUTSAL (15 – 20 mins)

TAG GAME (10 mins)

Ellen’s Dice Challenge:
Have an exercise area and a ‘dice rolling area’ around 10 steps away. 

Start at the exercise area, sprint to the dice rolling area to roll the dice. Sprint back to the exercise area and perform an exercise. Each number of the dice is a different exercise.

1 = 20 Step Ons
2 = 20 High Knees
3 = 20 Mountain Climbers
4 = 20 Hops, 10 on each foot.
5 = 8 Ice Skaters
6 = 4 Burpies

Challenge: How many exercise can you get done in 2 minutes? Can you then beat your score?

UNOPPOSED PRACTICE

UNOPPOSED TECHNICAL PRACTICE (15 mins)

Set up 5 or six cones in a slalom, to start with, dribble around the outside of each of the cones before getting to the end and running with the ball back through the middle of the ones back to the start.

Practice the following variations for 3/4 mins each:

– Use different surfaces of both feet to dribble the ball.
– Use the right foot only
– Use the left foot only
– Try dribbling only using the soles of your feet

Coaching points:

⚽ Take lots of little, quick touches, keeping the ball close to you when you dribble through cones.

⚽ Dribble at speed, keeping the ball under control.

⚽ Take bigger touches using the top/outside of the foot to run with the ball back to the start.

⚽ As you’re running with the ball, try and get your head up.

OPPOSSED PRACTICE

OPPOSED TECHNICAL PRACTICE (15 – 20 mins)

Set up two cones couple of yards either side of a server and 10 steps away, set up the same thing for the attacker. Have two side lines a couple of yards further on from the cones.

The server passes to the attacker, the attacker selects which cone to dribble around (either left or right) and the server who is now a defender has to run around the opposite cone on their side and then defend against the attacker who is trying to get to the line behind the defender.

Coaching points:
⚽ Apply the dribbling principles when facing the opponent!
⚽ Can you use a beat the player skill?