Core Skill: Running with the ball
Principle of play: Attacking
Session objective: Running with the ball - Driving into space
Key behaviours/habits: Identify space, keep the ball moving with your first touch, change speed whilst moving.
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Game 1
ORGANISATION
- 3v3 – 5v5 (could have 2x games running for more players)
- 25x35m (for 3v3) extend for more players to allow adequate space to run in to 2x 10m end zones
RULES
- 1 point for a goal
- 2 points for running into end zone and scoring within the end zone
COACHING POINTS
- Can you get your head up when you are dribbling
- Can you receive the ball into space
- Identify where the space is and explode into it
Game 2
ORGANISATION
- 15x 30
- 2v1 to goal with goalkeeper
- Ball can start with attackers or can be passed out by the defender to the attacker
- Rotate the attackers and defenders and GK if required.
- 2x 10m end zone
RULES
- 1 goal if blue score in the big goal AND/OR orange win the ball and score in the 2x small goals
- 2 goals if the blue score in the end zone AND/OR the orange win the ball and drive into the blue end zone and score
COACHING POINTS
- Can you get your head up when you are dribbling, identify the defender, space and the goal
- Can you receive the ball into space
- Identify where the space is and explode into it
Game 3
ORGANISATION
- 3v3 – 5v5 (could have 2x games running for more players)
- 25x35m (for 3v3) extend for more players to allow adequate space to run in to
- 2x 10m end zones
RULES
- Normal Rules
COACHING POINTS
- Can you get your head up when you are dribbling
- Can you receive the ball into space
- Identify where the space is and explode into it