Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 19-10-22 Activation exercise which is sifted into reaction speed competitive game (Start Time: 2022-10-19 09:30:00)

Screen 1 (15 mins)

⚽Practice Organization

• An exercise which is consisted of 3 main execution varieties(legs over mini sticks/8, mini hurdles/8 and big sticks/8
• Players have to move from each variation to the next accordingly(1 to 2 to 3) and over again
• Players will execute a plethora of exercises(legs over the sticks/inverted and movement inside, gallop, side skip, high knees skipping, single leg multiple jumps over the hurdles, backdoor slaloms, side slaloms/ shoulders drive slaloms etc.)
• The final stage is a conversion of the direction, players split into groups of 8 and they compete in a reaction drill facing the alternated direction(yellow arrow)

⚽Key Coaching Points

• We will elaborate more the 2nd stage of this game. 8 players are positioned next to the mini hurdles in the middle(they need to have their personal hurdle between their legs). With the acoustic stimulus/whistle players initiate their try by side skipping over the hurdles, with the second whistle they have to turn on the side that they executed their last step and sprint towards the big stick at their back. By getting around the stick they have to dash as fast as possible till their respective yellow mini stick
• This game must be highly competitive for the players
• Set a bet for the losing players
• Motivate them to give 100%

⚽Progressions

• Single leg jumps over the stick
• Quick skipping around the mini hurdles
• Indoor turn
• Backdoor turn(pivot)
• Initiation from single leg balance
• Initiation after single leg landing technique