Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Turning: Inside Cut: Levittown SC-Clinics (Start Time: 2013-05-06 18:00:00)

Warm-up (20 mins)

Organization:

1.- 20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.- 1 ball per player

3.- Cones (different color)

Story / Description:

1.- Each driver (player), car (ball) is parked in one of the four parking garages

2.- When the coach yells clockwise all the cars have to be driven in a clockwise direction to the new parking garage

3.- When the coach yells counter-clockwise all the cars have to be driven in a counter-clockwise direction to the new parking garage

4.- When the coach yells Criss Cross all the cars have to be driven to the opposite garage

Coaching Points:

1.- Drive quickly when there are not cars in front of you

2.- Slow down in traffic

3.- Keep your car close to you

Progressions:

1.- The police (coach) try to get the cars when they are between parking garages

2.- Add sitting traffic (tall cones) around the area so that cars must find new routes

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1.- 30 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.- 6 players (3 Attackers, 3 Defenders) set up as shown

3.- 1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1.- Players score by dribbling or passing the ball through one of their two designated goals situated in the corners of the area

2.- One team attempts to score in goals labeled (A) and the other in goals labeled (B), these goals can be different colors so that players can easily visualize where they’re trying to score

3.- If the ball leaves the area the game is restarted with a kick-in

4.- Play for a set time limit

Coaching Points:

1.- Controlled approach

2.- Appropriate turn to protect or change direction

3.- Bend the knees to create a platform to accelerate

4.- Turn into space

5.- Take away with the nearest foot and surface

6.- Head up after turning for next action

Progressions:

P – Reduce the size of the area

R – Reduce numbers of players to 1 vs. 1 or 2 vs. 2