Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Academy Curriculum: Dribbling - Turn Moves

Ball Mastery: Turn Moves Through Gates

Area: (25x25)

Players will learn turn moves: 1. Inside Hook (Chop) 2. Outside Hook 3. Step-over Turn and If kids do well 4. Cruyff Turn.

Players will dribble through gates then use turn moves to go back through Gates. Have them do 1 round to practice the move then a 2nd will be a competiton to see who wins.

Progressions:

Have different colored cones and make them alternate colors, or make them do colors in a certain pattern.

Key Points:

 Pushing Ball with laces or pinky toe

 Heads up

 Changing direction with turn moves

 Accelerating out of moves

Tag/ Freeze Tag

Area: (25x25)

Phase 1: Players will start off playing normal game of tag one player will hold a pinnie and once they tag someone they drop it. Only rule no tag backs.

Phase 2: Everyone will have ball except 1 or 2 (depending on numbers) these players will be taggers (Have them wear pinnies). Taggers can only "Tag" someone by tackling/poking ball away or forcing players out of bounds. At that time the player who is tagged freezes and holds their ball above their head. 2 more players will have pinnies on different from the taggers, these players are releasers.. They can only release the frozen players by kicking the ball between their legs. Releasers can not be tagged. Game ends after 2-3 minutes or if the taggers freeze all the players.

Key Points:

 Keep head up

 Keep ball close

 Use turn moves to create space from taggers

 Accelerate after move