Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dynamite U13 Girls: Turning: Session 1.1 (Start Time: 2016-04-02 11:45:00)

Warm Up (25 mins)

Players will be working in 2s with 1 ball between players. Players will dribble ball around grid with partner shadowing. Incorporate dynamic flexibility into this portion. On coache's call players dribbling will stop ball with foot and try to shield the ball away from partner. This will occur for 10 secs. Players will switch roles and other player will begin to dribble. Repeat.

Focus on players seeing where opposition is and dealing with them. Arm should be up to create separation, low centre of gravity knees bent butt down to have strong shielding stance, player between opposition and ball. Check shoulder see where player is most importantly feel where player is.

Once each player has gone about 4 times players will now change roles. Now players will use various turns to eliminate a passive defender. Coach will call out various turns, inside outside, step over turn and player will check shoulder feel player and turn with change of speed following. Defender does not try to win ball in this situation. Each player will perform different turns, 2 or 3 turns each.

Conditioned Game (15 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:

Turning - Inside Cut

1. Step to the side of the ball with the non kicking foot

2. Pivot on that foot

3. Cut the ball back with the inside of the opposite foot

Turning - Outside Cut

1. Take a big step past the ball and plant foot

2. Pivot on that foot

3. Cut the ball back with the outside of the opposite foot

Progressions:

1. Defender can score goal

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

1v1 Turning/Shielding (20 mins)

SetUp

15x20 Area

Organization

1v1 Shielding/Turning. Server plays a ball in from outside, attacker (white) checks to the ball, defender follows close. Attacker must dribble to one of the two end zones. If the defender wins the ball they counter to the opposite endzone.

Progressions

- Add various types of service; in the air, to the side

- Double turn before scoring

Coaching Points

- Check to the ball

- Receive using furthest foot from the defender

- Protect the ball using your body

- Embrace contact

- Accelerate away

Main Theme 1 (10 mins)

Organization:

- Field size adjusted as needed

- All players with a ball inside the field

Instructions:

- Soccer knockout inside the field, with players trying to kick other players soccer balls out

- If a player's soccer ball is kicked out of the field, they can only come back in once they've dribbled around the cone outside the field and back

- Can progress where now one player is the defender, and they have X seconds/minutes to try and get everyone out, while the attackers are trying to keep the ball for that amount of time

Coaching Points:

- Head up when dribbling to find open space and see where defenders are

- Keep the ball close when defenders are near, but take bigger touches and accelerate when in open space or past the defenders

- Use your body to protect the ball when possible, and how can we do that?

- Correct technique and which touch for which situation?