Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): LFC Academy soccer school day 2 - Turns

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Set Up: 1 large box with a small box in middle, players in teams of 3/4 ball each, positoned in the 4 corners of big box facing little box. 

1 player from each corner dribbles into middle performs a turn & dribble back, next player will then repeat. Keep repeating & working on different turns. 

Progressions: Work on different skills, move around the Sq in different directions. 

Key Points: Dribbling, awareness, skill, speed.

Turns Skill challenge

How to do it: Whichever box the player starts in they must go to BOX 1 on the diagonal first and turn in that one before executing turns within the other two boxes and stopping the ball in the start/finish box. Allow players to go in any direction (left or right) after first box. Always use flat markers for inner point of the boxes (x 4). All other markers should be as normal.

When to start the clock: On the coaches 'GO!'

When to finish the clock: When the player enters the finish box and ball is stopped under control.

Scoring System: Time only eg. 9.41 seconds

Notes: Same set up and sizes as AGILITY CHALLENGE, although inner markers have been changed to flats.

RULES: The ball must cross the line of every turning box 1 2 & 3 before the player can turn and head for the next one. If a player fails to do this they will have to go again.

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Format: Break out to goal and then transition to defend.

1v0, 1v1, 2v1,2v2,3v2,3v3.

Play will then restart with opposite team completing the sequence.

Team 1 Salah, Firmino, Jota

Team 2 Nunez, Gakpo, Diaz

Key Points: Attack the space with intensity and be direct with head up

1v1 skills, dribbling and running with ball.

Movement of the ball to create options, cause defensive chaos and create overloads

Decision making on the ball to enable fast break & create GS opportunities

Quality of end product to score

Defensive skills and transitions.