Kentucky Youth Soccer Association

Coach Education Lesson Plan

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Topic

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Dribbling

1v1

Build

Up

Coach

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Adrian

Parrish

FUNDAMENTAL – WARM UP

ORGANIZATION

KEY COACHING POINTS

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Each Player has a ball

* Ball Manipulation skills
* Moves to beat an opponent
* Play Tackle One and All. One defender try’s to gain
possession off an attacking player. If they do so
successfully that attacking player becomes a defender

* Keep ball within a comfortable distance
* Head Up
* Positive Attitude
* Execute Move with realism
* Alternate speeds
* Beat the player to the side and behind

MATCH RELATED ACTIVITY

* 1v1 to goals
* Defensive team plays it into the attacker
* Attacker attempts to beat opponent and score on the
goal
* If the defender wins it they can score in the attackers
goal
* Play in small goals, so GK’s are not needed

* Meet the ball
* Cushion the pass
* Attack with speed
* Take the player on at their front foot

MATCH RELATED ACTIVITY

* 2v2 to goals
* Same set up as previous game

* All of the above
* Second attacker to create width
* Support Play
* Runs from the second attacker
* Communication

MATCH CONDITION ACTIVITY

* 4 v4 with GK’s
* 1 Def, 2 Mid and 1 Striker
* Points can be scored by successfully beating a player or
a normal goal
* You can add restriction such as the ball can not be
passed backwards.

COOL DOWN

Players have a ball each, dribble around and stretch

Legend

= Players
=Ball = Goal

= Dribble

= Pass
= Movement without the ball