Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Centercourt FC Week 6-Turning (with pressure)

Warm-Ups (10 mins)

Organization:

1. - All Players inside the grid with a soccer ball

2. - Coaches with soccer ball at their feet

Instructions:

1. - Coaches are Ghostbusters trying to catch all the Ghosts (Players)

2. - Ghosts must try to dribble away from the Ghostbusters, who look to kick their soccer ball and hit the Ghost's ball

3. - If a Ghost is caught by a Ghostbuster, they must perform touches (toe touches, happy feet, etc) before they can play again

Coaching Points:

1. - keep their ball safe

2. - Head up

3. - Turn away from pressure to protect the ball

4. - accelerate into open space

5. - Dribble into open space

Progressions:

1. - Half the kids are Ghosts, half are Ghostbusters

2. - If a ghost is hit by a ghostbuster, the two switch roles

Progression 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

Progress to 2 v 2 game. Defenders can only intercept passes.

Conditioned Game (30 mins)

Organization:

1. - 20x25 area

2. - four small goals

Instructions:

1. - On coaches command, players play 2 v 2 to goal and with target players.

2. - Players can score by shooting in the goal or playing pass to a target player on either side. Players can only shoot on opponents goal.

3. - Play for set time period before rotating players.

Coaching Points:

1. - proper turn/move to get passed defender

2. - check shoulder

3. - head up

Progressions:

1. - Add a neutral on opposite side player can use to play off of and bring into play

2. - Add a 2nd defender thats delayed 4 seconds (to encourage positive/quick play)