Format Overview
Duration: 60 minutes/session
Equipment: 6–10 cones, 2 pop-up goals, 2 balls
Focus: Technical base → Real-game decision making
Theme: Getting familiar with the ball, movement, and basic control.
You focus on: Demonstrating control, showing body positioning.
Warm-Up (10 min)
Light jog, hip and ankle mobility, ball taps and rolls.
Skill Work (25 min)
Station 1: Toe taps, inside-outside touches
Station 2: Controlled dribbling through cone slalom (2–3 rounds each foot)
Station 3: Partner passing (short distance, using inside of foot)
Game IQ Moment (10 min)
Controlling with first touch sets up next move.
Player mimics “receive and move” (no static touches).
Wrap-Up (10 min)
Lesson 4 - Shooting fundamentals
Lesson 5 - Defensive Basics
Lesson 6 - Combining Skills: Control —> Pass —> Shoot
Lesson 7 - Awareness & Positioning
Lesson 8 - 1v1 Attack & Defend
Lesson 9 - Small-Space Mastery
Lesson 10 - Game Simulation & Review
Theme: Dribbling with speed and control.
You focus on: Decision-making when to accelerate, when to protect.
Warm-Up (10 min)
Dynamic footwork and cone weave.
Skill Work (30 min)
Tight-space dribbling (4 cones, 2 yards apart).
Speed dribbling (15-yard bursts, focus on last touch to shoot).
Introduce turns: inside cut, outside cut, pullback.
Game IQ (10 min)
You set “pressure” — close in slowly, player decides whether to cut, shield, or accelerate.
Wrap-Up (10 min)
Talk about recognizing space and adjusting pace.
Theme: First touch control, quick passing, body shape.
Warm-Up (10 min)
Short passes, increasing tempo every minute.
Skill Work (30 min)
Pass–receive–turn drill (you pass at different speeds/angles).
One-touch challenge (accuracy over 8–10 reps).
First-touch direction drill (player receives and pushes ball into open space).
Tactical Focus (15 min)
Teach how body angle determines next play.
Show “open up” stance for forward options.