Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Camp - Turning (AM) (Start Time: 2016-04-26 09:15:00)

Semi Opposed (15 mins)

Organization: 30x20 yard area. All players with ball. Players split into two even groups.

Instructions: Players dribble around and on coaches command find a player in an opposite color then perform a turn infront of them and quickly dribble to the nearest sideline turn there and then continue dribbling.

Coaching Points:

1. Head up to see opposing player

2. Technique of each turn (taking away with nearest surface)

3. Look over shoulder to see space and nearest side line

4. Look to explode after turn with Ronaldo dribbling

6. Exaggerate each turn to create space.

Progressions:

P- Make one color passive defenders and the other color attackers, now the defender can try to poke ball away from attacking player.

P- Two grids/ two teams competing vs. one another

Small Sided Game (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 40 x 30 yard area w/2 Pug mini goals.

Instructions:

1. Play 3v3 or 4v4 tournament (depending on #'s as turnout varies)

2. If 9/ players then divide to 3 3-person teams & play "winner stays on"

3. If 12 players then create two (2) small fields and have simultaneous 3v3 games going on...

4. Each match should be 2 either first team to score 2 goals or 2 minutes in duration (keep tempo high)

5. If three teams have "winner stay on" -- if 4 teams then play a 5 minute match and have winner play winner from other field.

6. No throw-ins nor corner kicks - all OB on end line brought forward by defense. All OB can be played in by either a dribble or a pass.

Coaching Points:

- Free Play

- consider use of a central cone if palyers are not laying too deep on D & not advancing to support attack. Restriction would be that all players need to be on "attacking side" of cone for goal to count.