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AGE GROUP/GENDER:
UK Elite Training Methodology
Age Group/Gender: Stoughton U6
Date: Week beg. 5/4/15
Theme: Dribbling
Objective #1: Improving Individual Ball Manipulation
Objective #2: Improving Close Control with Different Techniques
PHASE AND ACTIVITY
DIAGRAM
TIME
Players dribbling around area use
various speeds and directions.
Cheetahs – Dribble fast with touches
out of feet into space.
Turtles – Dribble slowly with small
touches keeping the ball close.
Kangaroo – Toe Taps.
Penguin – Boxes.
Goat – Hit another player’s ball with
your ball.
10mins
10mins
The Lion’s Run.
Players all start at one side of the
cones, they dribble the ball taking
small touches through the centre.
Then bigger touches on the outside
coming back with a change of speed.
Can they hit both sides of the area
before returning?
10mins
The Lion’s Den.
Start without the “Lion” in the square.
Players all dribbling in the area with a
ball. When instructed, they can attack
the square in the middle and try to get
through the other side without
running into anybody else.
Progression 1; Add defender in the
square.
Progression 2; Add a defender
outside the square.
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4) STATION THREE
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3) STATION TWO
5) SCRIMMAGE
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2) STATION ONE
Lion’s vs Hyena’s.
Hyena’s all with a ball dribbling
around the area.
One player is a tagger (Lion) and has
to touch the Hyena’s soccer ball.
When a player gets their ball tagged,
they have to sit down and can only
return to play when high-fived by
another player.
Progression 1; Introduce more
taggers (Lions).
Progression 2; Have the taggers
dribbling a ball too.
COACHING POINTS
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1) WARM UP
10mins
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Head Up.
Looking to dribble into
spaces.
Change of speed and
directions.
Use different parts of feet.
Head Up.
Change of speed and
directions.
Keep ball close to feet.
Close control through the
centre.
Bigger touches on way
back.
Change of speed and
directions.
Use both feet.
Head up whilst dribbling.
Look for spaces.
Encouraging skills and
turns.
Change of speed and
directions.
15 mins
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