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The Scissor

8 min · Intermediate · 1+ players · Small area

Description

Setup
Every player with a ball and five yards of space. A cone in front of each as the defender.
Play
Teach it in three parts. Step around the outside of the ball with one foot, plant, then push the ball away with the outside of the other foot. Walk it, then jog it, then do it at the cone and accelerate.
Score
Twenty clean reps each foot before anybody uses it in a game.
Progression
Pair up, walking defender, then a defender who actually tries.
Harder
Double scissor, or scissor with the weaker foot only.
Easier
Just the step-around, no push away, until the footwork is comfortable.

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Curriculum

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Ages
U7-U12
Players
1+
Opposition
Unopposed
Session phase
Not set
With a squad of 12
12 groups of 1. Run them side by side.

Skills

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Individual Technique

Ball Mastery / Dribbling1v1 to Beat a Defender