Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Stingers U13 Girls Week 4: Turning

Warm Up: Turning (25 mins)

Speed, agility, and quickness (10 minutes).

Organization:

-20 x 10 area.

-Groups of 4.

Instructions:

-Middle players passes either end and add's semi-opposed pressure to the attacker.

-In turn the attacker does 2 turns and then players to player on opposite line.

-Defender drops out, passing players becomes defender and pressure attacker after their pass.

Coaching Points:

1.Protecting ball

2.Checking shoulder, know where defender is

3.Distance and angle of turn

4. Always looking to play forward

5. Looking to constantly find passing lanes

Progressions:

-Defender chooses what pressure to apply. Attacker must read pressure.

Main Theme: 4 goal game (Fully Opposed) (20 mins)

Organization:

-20x20yd area.

-4 Teams of 3.

-4 goals, one of each side of the area.

-All the balls with the coach.

Instructions:

-First player in each line plays 1v1v1v1.

-Trying to score a goal in the opponents goal.

-Each team has 3 lives, once 3 goals have gone in, goal is flipped down.

-Team still plays and tries to score in other teams goal.

Coaching Points:

1. Spacial awareness.

2. Goal not open, don't force it, turn and go to a different goal.

3. Speed of turns