Protecting the Ball with Manipulation

Module 7: Session 2

Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)

Set up a 5x5 yard area
Use the 'Weighted Golden Balls'
Prescribe the ball mastery moves assigned to this session, or any from our ball mastery moves library
Remember to work both sides for technical balance

BM8 - Slides

BM25 - Outside Roll Up Pull Across

BM16 - Take Stop Scissors

BM20 - Take Stop Lunge

BM43 - Shuffle Roll Stepover

BM30 - Attacking V Pull Push with Outside Foot

BM36 - Toe Taps Front & Back

BM37 - Toe Taps, 2 Front 1 Back

BM55 - Drag Scissors Shuffle

BM60 - Attacking V Stepover Take

BM52 - Alternating Toe Taps

BM64 - Reverse Cut Roll Dribble Cut

BM71 - Roll Stepover Reverse Cut

BM65 - Drag U-Turn Behind

BM69 - Roll Stepover Reverse Pin

BM72 - Drag Take Stop Skip

Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)

Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)

Player starts with the ball
Player dribbles around the pole then to either the left/right cone
Player dribbles around the outside cone, whilst the coach applies pressure as the player moves around the cone
Make sure to repeat on both sides for technical balance

Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)

Use the “Left/Right” awareness tool
The player will now look up on their approach to the middlecone
Player must now react to the direction of the arrow that they see
Progress to include an Attacking Move – feinting to go oneway before dribbling the other way
Coach moves around, applying pressure where possible

Duration: 20% (12 mins / 18 mins)

Player starts by passing into the ball
Player protects the ball by receiving with the body in-between the ball and the mannequin
Player takes their touch away from goal, and performs a side-step to disguise
Player then accelerates towards goal before finishing