Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Change of direction Regional U12 RDS
Premier Users' Club
Gleb Gershman
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20 mins
Organization:
Set up as shown
Instructions:
Two lines dribbling to opposite cones in the middle. Use the cone as a guide for when to do your change of direction.
L turn, V Turn, Maradona, Ronaldo Chop.
After two minutes, switch and go in the other direction to work on both feet.
Coaching Points:
Decision of when to perform the turn.
Quality of change of direction
Push the ball out of feet to prepare for pass/dribble after the move
Head up before and after the move
Can you do it without looking at the ball
Progressions:
P - coach stands on cone to add some pressure
R - inside cut/ outside cut.
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20 mins
Organization:
As above
Instructions:
Player with ball passes across to player on far side and then becomes a passive defender. Receiving player takes a touch out of their feet and chooses which way to go (left or right). Defender shadows that way and blocks the passing channel. Attacker must perform change of direction to open up the passing channel. Player then plays into target and process repeats.
Coaching Points:
- Communication and quality of pass across
- Touch out of feet to open up passing lane into target player
- Defender applying correct pressure to paint the correct pictures (low then high)
- Recognise lane is shut, use a V to change direction (Quality of V or maradona turn)
- End product (pass)
Progression:
P - practice move under high pressure and low pressure (differentiate between V move or maradona)
- Defender is now live. Keep score and play a competition in each group.
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30 mins
Organization:
Same setup as before
Instructions:
Same game as before - only allowed to score once in the end zone.
Next player goes when the ball is in the net or out of play.
Defender can tackle. Attacker can go and score if defender forgets their role.
Coaching Points:
When to drive into space v. change direction
Application of change of direction move
Dribble with pace
Head up to assess options
Acceleration after the move
Progressions:
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30 mins
Organization:
3v3 game - 3 teams - Winners stay on
PUGG Goals set up in each corner - encouraging change of direction if one route is closed off
Coaching Points:
- When to use which moves based on the defender's position.
- Which areas of the field to use a change of direction in and when.
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Juggling Challenge - Every juggle with a different side / Every juggle with a different surface
Instructions:
Different speed, agility, quickness exercises;
one foot in each, two foot, in and outs, inky shuffle, bunny hops, ski jumps.
Coaching Points:
Footwork, on toes, knees up, pump arms - relate to game, quickness with and without the ball.
Progressions:
P1 Races
P2 Pinnies - head up?