Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U9G Wolfpack - U-Turn

Ball Mastery (15 mins)

On Arrivial: Juggling - One touch, one bounce

Organization:

As above, players in pairs.

Instructions:

Players perform different ball mastery skills.

- Toe taps,

- Boxes,

- Sole Rolls,

Progression: Races between pairs;

Switch - Leave ball and run to partner's ball

Change - Take ball and change places with partner

Go - Touch partner's ball and then run back to their's

Coaching Points:

- Be on toes

- Listen for coaches signal

- Speed between balls

- Quality of technical skills

Technical (20 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Player A dribbles out to centre line and performs a Stop-Turn. They then dribble back to start line and perform another Stop-Turn. After their second turn they make eye contact with their partner, who does the same. Process repeats.

Coaching Points:

- Pinky toe to dribble

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Correct execution of turns

- Emphasize the 'fake' to sell the turn

- Ball out of feet

- Head up after turn

- Accelerate out of turn

Progressions:

- Use weaker foot on every other go

- Progress to a Stepover Turn

- Progress to a Stop-Stepover Combination

Small Sided Game (20 mins)

Organization:

2 x 3v3 games.

Coaching Points:

- Three lines of attack (Width, Depth, Length)

- Penetration as option one (Shot, pass, dribble)

- Possession as option two

- Angles of support (Can you make a triangle?)

- Distance of support (Can you make the triangle as big as possible?)

- Timing of support (as ball travels)

- Speed of thought and movement in transition

- Correct moment to apply the session topic