Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Magic - W3b - Turns

SAQ (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 30x20 area set up as shown.

2. 10x10 Yellow cone box within each area

3. Team seperated into four groups

Instructions:

1. The attacker is looking to get to either green cone before the defender.

2. The attacker can only make their moves inside the yellow box, once the attacker exits the yelllow box they are no longer allowed to change direction and have to get to the green cone before the defender.

3. Players which roles after each attempt.

4. One point is awarded to which ever per player touches the green cone first. Ties go to the defender.

Coaching Points:

1. Change of directon

2. Change of speed

3. Excelerate after change

Progression:

1. R - Players can only go one direction

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1. 20x15 field set up as shown

2. Split players into two teams

3. Multiple Balls

Instructions:

1. Attacking team starts by dribbling the ball towards the red gate.

2. Upon reaching the gate, player must perform one of the turns learned and attack one of the two gates. Player can score a point my dribbling through the blue gate.

3. The Defending player can begin playing once the Attacking player has performed turn. Defender stops the game by winning the ball or playing it out of bounds.

4. Each attacker will complete two rotations, then Attackers and Defenders will switch. Teams keep record of goals socred.

Coaching Points:

Cryuff

1. Fake to pass or shoot planting the non kicking foot in front of the ball

2. With the opposite foot, use the inside of the foot to move the ball behind the non kicking foot

3. Take the ball away with the non kicking foot

Step Over

1. Fake to play the ball with the inside of the foot, moving the foot around the front of the ball

2. Plant that foot and pivot back in the opposite direction

3. Take the ball away with the inside of the opposite foot

Progressions:

1. Defender can score goal

2. Individual points, player rotate after each goal scored.

3. Add goals instead of dribbling through gates