Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Turning (Skills Camp) Day 2 Jersey City

Warm-Up (ball mastery) (10 mins)

Organization: 40x40 1 ball per player.

Instructions: Following ball mastery and juggling, players dribble their ball in area. Perform various actions on coach's command (e.g. roll, inside of foot, outside of foot, and so on).

Coaching Points:

Head up to observe space.

Close ball control - Little toe dribbling (Messi)

Space available - run with the ball/instep (laces) (Ronaldo)

Selection of surface

Progressions: 1) Weaker foot. 2) Team Knockout

Main Theme (10 mins)

Organization: 15 x 15 4 Players in each Grid - All Players will need a ball

Instructions: Player 1 and Player 2 will approach the cone by dribbling and perform a Turning Skill Move- Once P1 and P2 accomplish thier Task- it'll be the signal for P3/P4 to go

Coaching Point:

- Small Touches (close Control)

- Proper timing/Technique of performing the Turning move (Yard Distance away from the defender)

-Change Direction and Speed after the Turning skill move is performed

- Body Language- Make diffucult for the defender to Scan you- ( Exaggerate the upper body to make the play unpredicateable) Example Scecarios in the game: Disguisng a crossing/pass

-After Turning Skill move is performed- Player must now lift his head to the space or options

-Create a Platorm (Bend Knees) (Pivot)

Progressions:

-Inside Cut Turn

-Outside Cut Turn

-Cryuff Turn

Prog 4: Passive pressure will will be presented now - Player 6 will dribble in and perform a turn move at the same time player 5 will step out and apply pressure only- Onces its completed the next two players procceeds. Also now players switch roles (Example: Player 6 will now apply pressure on P5 then it switches again now P5 applys pressure on P6)

Prog 5: Now a game will be be added (same Concept as before but this time the player has to Tag the player ) if the player makes it back to his Cone (Safe zone) then again task roles switches again.

Condition Game (10 mins)

Organization: 12 players)

1 Ball

40 x 40

4v4+4

Instructions: The Objective is to Turn away from pressure (Once a turning technique is performed - player is allowed to pass into the Target player and swap, once its completed the team with possession of the ball is now allowed to score on goal - Team will be rewarded with a point when completing a turning skill move and passing into target player/swapping- 3pts if the team scores into the goal successfully (in total 1+3=4pts)

Coaching Points:

- Small Touches (Close Control)

- Proper timing/Technique of performing the Turning move (Yard Distance away from the defender)

-Change Direction and Speed after the Turning skill move is performed

- Body Language- Make diffucult for the defender to Scan you- ( Exaggerate the upper body to make the play unpredicateable) Example Scecarios in the game: Disguisng a crossing/pass

-After Turning Skill move is performed- Player must now lift his head to the space or options

-Create a Platorm (Bend Knees) (Pivot)

Progressions:

- Now Attacking team must complete 2 successfull turns as also swapping with the target player rule still applies before shooting on goal

Street Futbol! (10 mins)

Organization: 25 x 25

- 3 v 3 Tournament - Street Soccer

Instructions: No Rules! Let the Kids Play! Let them be Creative and Freely expressive themselves with the Ball

Coaching Points: No Points

Progressions: No Progession