Sit down tag - Area depends on how many players you have. 20 x 20 is shown. Designate 2 players to be a ‘Tagger’ and separate them with a colored pinnie. The rest of the players have a ball
1. The players with a ball dribble around the playing area. The yellows run around inside the area and attempt to tag the players.
2. If a player gets tagged, they sit on their soccer ball.
3. To free these players they must be tagged on the shoulder by a dribbling player.
4. See if the yellows can get every player sat down.
Coaching points:
Close ball control
Dribbling players look for players sitting down and the taggers.
The coach can tag players on the shoulder if it gets too easy for the taggers.
Teaching:
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This is a technical dribbling exercise that mimics game situations.
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It teaches dribbling under pressure and the moment to attack
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It teaches field awareness and decision making
Learning:
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Players will get a sense of pressure from competing
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They will be challenged on decision making and will need to solve problems
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From a players perspective, it needs close ball control, vision and field awareness