Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Basic Turning

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Alex Nestor

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Name:	Alex Nestor
City:	Rockaway
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shadow

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Shadow (10 mins)

Organization:

Players divided into two teams

White team begin as Attackers, Blue team as defenders on opposite side of cones

Instructions:

White team attempts to beat their shadow (blue team) to either the furthest cone away or back to the starting cone

Must stay on your side of the cones, but can use any fakes/feints to lose defender

Play for set time, then switch roles

Add in competition

Coaching Points:

Change of pace to lose defender

body movement to fake out defender and get them off balance/chasing after you

Once you have your defender beat, accelerate away to nearest end cone to score

Progressions:

Add in a ball for attacker

Add in ball for attacker/defender

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Turning technique (Main Theme)

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Turning technique (Main Theme) (10 mins)

Organization

- 4 lines of 2 players in each line.

Instructions

- In pairs, one player dribbles to the middle zone and performs a turn that the coach has demonstrated to the group before hand.

- 1: Dribble to the end zone.

- 2: Perform the turn.

- 3: Dribble back.

- 4: Make a short pass to your partner, and the pattern repeats.

Coaching Points

Turning - Drag Back

- Drag the ball back with the sole of the foot

- Turn to the side of which foot is being used

- Take the ball away using the opposite foot

Turning - Inside Cut

- Step to the side of the ball with the non kicking foot

- Pivot on that foot

- Cut the ball back with the inside of the opposite foot

Turning - Outside Cut

- Take a big step past the ball and plant foot

- Pivot on that foot

- Cut the ball back with the outside of the opposite foot

Turning - Cryuff

- Fake to pass or shoot planting the non kicking foot in front of the ball

- With the opposite foot, use the inside of the foot to move the ball behind the non kicking foot

- Take the ball away with the non kicking foot

Turning - Stop

- Stop the ball with the sole of the foot

- Step forward with the same foot, planting it in front of the ball

- Take the ball away with the outside of the opposite foot

Progressions

- Perform a turn with left or right foot

- Perform the turns in a certain amount of seconds.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Races!

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Races! (15 mins)

Small Sided Activity - RACES!

Set-Up:

Place pairs of cones approximately 30 ft apart.

two teams of 4

One ball needed per line.

Progression:

When coach says 'go', players will dribble to the opposite cone, perform a turn, yell the words 'ONE' and dribble back and leave the ball for the next player. Next player will go and do the same, yelling 'TWO' when they return, and so on and so on until they get to 'TEN'. When ten reps are completed, team will sit to know they are first team done. one point for the winning team. Make sure players do not dribble until their teammate has crossed the returning cone line.

Play over and over switching turns

Variations:

Mix up teams after each change of direction game.

Coaching Points:

Explode with speed after the change of direction.

First touch should be towards cone (not stopping the ball).

Change directions of the ball with ONE TOUCH - cutting foot will need to be in front of the ball for this.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Turning To Goals

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Turning To Goals (15 mins)

Organization:

players split into 4 tems of 2

ball per attacker

cone set up 10 yards from players

Instructions:

attackers behind goal

defender top

first player in line dribbles up to cone and performs turn (inside cut, outside cut, pull back, etc)

defender is released as soon as forward turns around the cone

Coaching Points:

dribble up to cone quickly using bigger touches, small touches near cone

head up to see where the cone is and know when to turn

when turning, control the ball and keep it close

look up as soon as you turn to find the goal

accelerate away from defender and score goal

Progressions:

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game 1

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Conditioned Game 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

20x20, Cones, Balls, Discs, 2 Goals

Instructions:

1. Coach plays the ball in and each team sends a player in and plays 1v1

2. Players score in regular fashion in either goal

3. Game is over when goal is scored or ball leaves the field

4. Repeat game with other players

Coaching Points:

1. As previous

2. Recognition of when and where to turn

Progressions:

1. Play 2v2

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Free Play

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Free Play (25 mins)

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