Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Turning - L Turn, Step Over Turn, Inside and Outside Turn

Ball Mastery

Organization: 30x20 yard area, all players with ball.

Instructions: Players are dribbling inside of area. They are given specific moves to do with the ball such as the L Turns, step over turns, inside cut, and outside cut.

Coaching Points: Head up to see space and look over shoulder to see where they are turning. Technique of all 4 turns. Look to turn into space.

Progressions: Make sure players are turning with both feet.

Reasons for need to turn - into space & away from danger

Inside cut

Outside cut

Cruyff

Step-over turn

Semi - opposed

Organization:

4 cones in the middle of the area, 4 groups

Each group has a ball

Instructions:

* On Coaches command, outside players pass to the player in the middle and immediately pressures but will not steal the ball.

* Inside player receives the ball and must perform the L turn and return to the back of the line with a dribble or pass. When they reach starting point the next person in line goes.

Coaching Points:

-Close Control

-Head Up (check over shoulder to assess space and pressure)

-Accelerate after the turn

-Lower your body to give a better platform to accelerate

Progressions:

Make into a race

Regression: Have all balls in center players race to perform turn and return as many balls as possible to their group.

Reasons for need to turn - into space & away from danger

Scrimmage

Organization:

1 field, 2 goals, build out lines

Instructions:

6v6 or 5v5 scrimmage

Coaching Points:

Build out lines, basic positioning and roles of the defenders, mids and strikers