Coaching Session Plan

Staff Venue MBS Age 10-17 Theme Ball control Date April 1
Practice: Running with Ball
Key Coaching Points
Safe Zone 1 Safe Zone 2
1. Make field according to diagram. Use cones to 1 Make sure players keep ball close
Balls
make “safe zone” at each corner. Make diagonal and within lanes.
“lanes” from each safe zone to middle of field. 2 Make sure players use moves learned
2. Divide the players into two teams. Each team will from previous practices once they
be spread out evenly between Zone 1 and Zone 2, reach middle.
Defense
in single file lines. 3 Teach players to keep head up while
3. One team will be on offense, the other on dribbling.
defense. When the whistle blows, the first player
Offense Key Questions
on offense will sprint with ball at feet. He must
Complete move
keep the ball at feet and in lane. The coach will
in middle to 1 What’s the best move to perform
blow whistle again shortly after offensive player
change direction when under pressure?
starts dribble, and this gives defensive player
2 Can you control ball while sprinting?
chance to chase down offensive player.
4. If offensive player makes it to middle without 3
ball going out of lane or defensive player kicking 4
Lanes 5
ball out, he must complete a move in order to go
towards another safe zone. 6
5. In order to score, offensive player must 7
successfully dribble ball and stop it in one of the
other 3 safe zones without defensive player Challenges
stealing it or ball going out of lane. 1 Keep ball in lanes.
6. After every offensive player gets their turn to try
Safe Zone 3 Safe Zone 4 and score, teams will swap position (offense to
defense). See which team can score most points.
Notes: 2 Keep head up while sprinting with
ball.
 Coaches, this is a great drill to give players “in-game” practice. As the defenders chase attack players, it
Buzz Words
will increase pressure, demanding players focus on controlling ball while running.
 Coaches, if you want, you can add an extra component to game. If players make it to middle, give them Vision Control
the option of returning to the zone they started in. This will demand offensive players to perform good Sprint Moves
move to get by defender chasing them. Stopping ball in zone started in equals 2 points!