Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Drag back technique: Turning (Start Time: 2017-09-14 16:00:00)

Ball Mastery Warmup (15 mins)

Organization:

Grid as above. Grix approximately 30x30. All players in grid with ball as shown

Instructions:

Players dribble in the area after listening to coaches command. Coach will use a variety of touches and different dribbling techniques:

-Inside touches

-Outside touches

-Strong/weak foot touches

-Soll roll touches

-Laces touches

-Sole Roll/Step Over Review

Coaching Points:

* Qaulity touches on the ball

* Eyes up after every touch to watch out for other players

* Short 'Messi' touches to keep the ball close, big 'Ronaldo' touches to push the ball into space to go faster

Progressions:

1) Knockout in the same area (players must control their ball while trying to knock other players balls out of the area with poke tackles

2) Split game (players must dribble through two players, and then take big touches to the edge of the area for a point

Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

As above. Grid approximately 30x25. Two pugg goals set up as shown. Two lines inbetween the goals as shown. Players play 1v1 and can score in either goal.

Instructions:

Defending line starts with the ball. After eye contact with attacking player, defender passes the ball to attacker and follows pass to defend (1). Attacker then attempts to preform a drag back (2) and beat the defender to score into one of the goals (3). If defender wins the ball, they attempt to score in either goal for a point. Players then switch lines after they finish the activity.

Coaching Points:

* Is the opponent between you and the goal? Cue to preform turn.

* Small touches to prepare for the turn

* Three E's of the tun (entrance, execution, and exit)

Progressions:

1) Move goals to end of pitch, play 3v3 no restrictions