Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Individual Possession - Quick Change of Direction
Premier Users' Club
Brad Wolchansky
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15 mins
Organization:
Players work in pairs, one ball per pair.
Instructions:
Dribble out, perform a turn around the cone, return to your side, get back in line.
Turns to practice: Inside Cut, Outside Cut, Stop Turn, Drag Back
Coaching Points:
Quick turns.
Get low to create platform to accelerate from
Progressions
- Race, first team to go back and forth ten times wins.
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15 mins
Organization:
As above
Instructions:
A - Players dribble out to centre line and the perform a 'Stop-Turn'. After turning they return to start line and partner goes. Process repeats.
B - Players dribble out and perform a Stop Start (swivel-hips) at the centre line and then accelerate to the endline at which point the next player does the same. Process repeats.
Coaching Points:
- Pinky toe to dribble
- Keep ball close, touch on every step
- Correct execution of turn and stop start
- Open the hips to sell the move
- Ball out of feet
- Head up after turn/stop start
- Accelerate out of turn/stop start
Progressions:
- Use weaker foot on every other go
- For (A) can also do dragback turn, then progress in (B) to drag-push start-stop.
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20 mins
Organization:
As above
Instructions:
Red attacks, blue defends. The first two from each team go 1v1 with red able to score in either goal. Keep playing until a goal is scored or the ball goes out and then repeat with the next two players. Switch attackers and defenders each round. Closer goal is worth 1 point, further goal worth 2. Keep total team score.
Coaching Points:
- Quality of first touch (Direction - towards goal, Weight)
- Awareness of defender's position
- Be positive, attack goal if possible
- Decision, Turn or Stop start to lose the defender (Scenarios from warm up)
- Protect the ball with your body at all times
- Finish!
Progressions:
- Switch goals to other side (as in the right half, above) so as to work both feet.
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30 mins
Organization:
3v3 game with four goals to encourage quick changes of direction.
Coaching Points:
- When to use a turn and when to use a stop-start in a game situation.
Progressions
- Switch which goals teams are shooting at (i.e. two opposite goals or two contiguous goals)
- Remove two goals after 10 minutes for free play
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
10 mins
Organization:
1. Tight area.
2. Every player with a ball.
Instructions:
1. Coach leads players through various foot skills, e.g. tick tocks, inside squishes, pull backs, toe-taps, mobile toe-taps, rolls, etc.
Coaching Points:
1. Head up.
2. Controlled touches.
3. Use of both feet.
Progressions:
Finish with a game of knockout.