Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): B09 Turns

Turns - no pressure (15 mins)

Turns (10 min)

Organization: 4 cones in the middle of the area, 4 groups

Each player has a ball

Instructions:

On Coaches command, players dribble out to the cone, perform turn and return to their starting point, when they reach starting point the next person in line goes.

Perform drag back, inside turn and outside turn

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

Remove 4 cones in middle and place down just 1 cone

-now players are forced to turn with more traffic, pressure

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

Inside cut

Outside cut

Pullback/Dragback

Match Game 6 v 6 (15 mins)

6 v 6 No Restrictions (15 min)

Encourage Wide Play