Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 4 Rec- Turning

Pro-Club: RBNY Academy Inc

Max DuBane

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Name:	Max DuBane
City:	New York
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 (20 mins)

Organization:

-Large grid 30x30 yard

- 8 players, 2 in each corner

- 7 cones (4 red, 3 blue)

-Small boxes in each corner 5x5 yards

-2 players per square

-All the balls in the middle(Eventually)

Instructions:

- On "go" one player from each corner will leave their corner to get a cone from the middle, turn and run back to their corner.

- Once cones are gone from the middle, the players may steal cones from other team's corner.

- Players may only take one cone at a time

- Players cannot block another team from getting a cone from the corners.

- First team to get 5 points in their corner wins, you must get 5 points so that means 2 red cones one blu

Coaching Points:

- Controlled approach

- Proper technique on turn

- Bend the knees to create a platform to accelerate

- Turn into space

- Encourage to think and how to get 5 points.

Progressions:

Switch the balls for cones, 7 balls in the middle, same game now players win by getting 3 balls to their corner.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme1

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Main Theme1 (20 mins)

Organization:

-4 cones in the middle of the area, 4 groups

-Each player has a ball

Instructions:

-On Coaches command, players dribble out to the cone, perform turn and return to their starting point, when they reach starting point the next person in line goes.

-Perform pull back, inside turn and outside turn

Coaching Points:

-Close Control

-Head Up (check over shoulder to assess space and pressure)

-Accelerate after the turn

-Lower your body to give a better platform to accelerate

Progressions:

-Make into a race

-Remove 4 cones in middle and place down just 1 cone

-Now players are forced to turn with more traffic, pressure

Regression:

-Have all balls in center players race to perform turn and return as many balls as possible to their group.

-Reasons for need to turn - into space & away from danger

-Inside cut

-Outside cut

-Pullback/Dragback

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme 2

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Main Theme 2 (25 mins)

Organization:

- Players split into teams of 3 or 4, each player with a ball

- Cone set up 10 yards from players

- One pugg goal per team

Instructions:

- First player in line dribbles up to cone and performs turn (inside cut, outsidie cut, pull back, etc)

- Defender is released as soon as forward turns around the cone

Coaching Points:

- Dribble up to cone quickly using bigger touches, small touches near cone

- Head up to see where the cone is and know when to turn

- When turning, control the ball and keep it close

- Look up as soon as you turn to find the goal

- Accelerate away from defender and score goal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Main Theme 3

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Main Theme 3 (20 mins)

Organization:

-Place two goals facing away from each other.

- Leave enough space in between the goals for players to challenge each other for the ball

Instructions:

- Coach sends a ball to the middle and players go after the ball to play a 1v1

Coaching Points:

- If you feel pressure, turn away

- Turn away using correct foot

- Use body to protect the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

-30 x30 grid

-3v3 4v4

-extra balls

Instructions:

-One 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 are trying to score.

Coaching Points:

- Controlled aproach

- Appropriate turn to protect or change direction

- Bend knees to create a platform to accelerate

- Turn into space

- Take away with the nearest foot and surface

- Head up after turning for next action

Progressions:

- Take two goals and move to free play