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Speed and control

FIFA, 28 Feb 2023

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To warm-up, the group begin with a relay race where each player has to dribble through different gates and return to the starting point. The second exercise of the session is a relay race as well, but now the players have to work in pairs. The session ends with a 4v4 end-zone game.

Warm-up:

Organisation 

  • Create equal teams of players to play relay games
  • Each team has a colour and gates with the same colour inside the area
  • Each player has to dribble through their coloured gate and return to the next player in a relay race
  • Each team has to complete its own colour and then another colour, etc.

 Ways to make the exercise easier

  • You can start with a simple race and no balls
  • You could also introduce different physical movements such as hopping, skipping, jumping, etc.

 Ways to make the exercise harder

  • Increase the number of coloured gates in the square
  • Make the gates smaller

 Great questions to ask the children

  • Can you show me how quickly you can dribble with the ball under control?
  • Can you show me a trick where you turn on the ball when you return to your corner?
  • Can you keep your head up when dribbling so that you avoid others?

 Safety tips

  • Only one player or pair to go at a time from each team

Skill development:

Organisation 

  • Create equal teams to play some relay games
  • Each team has a colour and gates with the same colour inside the area
  • Two players from each team have to dribble the ball to their coloured gates and pass through the gate to each other before returning to their team
  • Players then have to make a double pass through each gate before moving on to the next one
  • Create variations of tasks for players to attempt while dribbling as a pair
  • Make it a race – first team to finish wins

 Ways to make the exercise easier

  • You can start with a simple race and no balls
  • You could also introduce different physical movements such as hopping, skipping, jumping, etc.

 Ways to make the exercise harder

  • Increase the number of coloured gates in the square
  • Make the gates smaller
  • If a player touches the cones with the ball, they have to do it again

 Great questions to ask the children

  • Can you show me how quickly you can dribble with the ball under control?
  • Can you show me how to make a quality pass through the gate?
  • Can you keep your head up when dribbling so that you avoid others?

 Safety tips

  • Only one player or pair to go at a time from each team

Game application:

Organisation

  • 4v4 in the middle area, each team has two end zones on opposite sides
  • Players have to dribble the ball into an end zone to score and put their foot on the ball to show that it is under control
  • Players can also receive a pass in the end zone to score a point
  • A dribble is worth two points and a pass is worth one
  • Make several pitches and rotate players so they have varied opposition

 Ways to make the exercise easier

  • Make the end zone wider
  • One team can have more players

 Ways to make the exercise harder

  • Make the end zone very narrow
  • One team can have fewer players

Great questions to ask the children

  • Can you spot an opportunity to dribble the ball into the end zone and be positive and go for it?
  • Can you pass to another player who has a 1v1 chance to dribble and score?
  • As a team, can you think of the best way of defending against a team of dribblers and did you try to play that way? Did it work?

 Safety tips

  • Create safe zones between each pitch

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