Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Drag Turn

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David Moreno

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Name:	David Moreno
City:	Bloomfield
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm up

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Warm up (10 mins)

Organization: As above, each player with a ball at their feet.

Instructions: Everyone dribbles until coach says switch. When coach says switch, all players leave their ball where it is, and find a new one.

Coaching Points:

Head up

Keep the ball close to you

Dribble with pinky for control(Messi)

Take a more positive touch when you see space(Ronaldo)

Progressions:

After around 2 minutes, coach will still say switch. Now, however, when coach says switch, he will also grab a ball or 2. the players who havent found a ball yet will go off to the side and do the following circuit one time and come back in

-20 scissors

-20 toe taps

-20 box dribbles

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Repitition

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Technical Repitition (15 mins)

Organization: As above. Each player with a ball. Split the group up and have each half on either side of the field

Instructions: 1 group at a time. Name them side a and side b. Call out a side, and that side will dribble to the opposite side, perform a drag back, and dribble back to your line.

Coaching Points:

Head up to avoid collision

Proper dragback technique

Slow down before performing dragback

Positive exit touch

Progressions:

Call out Ronaldo/Messi touch

Call out words that start with the letter A/B

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cannonball Run

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Cannonball Run (15 mins)

Organization: As above. Everyone with a ball including coach

Instructions: Same as before, coach calls out a side and that side dribbles to the opposite side and performs a dragback. After the dragback, they return to their endline. While they are dribbling, coach will try and hit a ball out of one of the players' feet. If the ball is knocked out of their feet, that player will pick their ball up and join coaches' team on the sideline. Play until last man standing

Coaching Points:

Head up

Why?

-Want to always see the target, or where you are dribbling to.

-Want to always be aware of surrounding players, balls coming to knock yours out

What are some moves to avoid the balls from the side?

-V move

-Dragback

-Ronaldo touch

What can help the players trying to hit the players' ball?

-Passing the ball a bit in front of the player

-Look to see whos dribbling with their heads down

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Numbers game

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Numbers game (15 mins)

Organization:As above, 2 puggs

Instructions: Each team has equal number of players. Each team will be assigned numbers 1-5. Coach will call out a number and those 2 numbers will get the ball and then its a 1v1 first to score wins. Make sure to assign a goal for each team

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Progressions:

Call out 2 numbers- 2v2

First to 5 wins

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

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Free play (20 mins)

Organization: 3v3

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