Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 8-15-18 Technical Turning Progression + Build-up Play

Juggling Benchmark

Juggling Benchmarks

Purpose: This test is designed to assess the skill of juggling.

Three Benchmarks:

1. Tennis Ball Juggling (can pick it up with hands)

1. Head Juggling

2. Instep Juggling

3. 14 Body Part Juggling

Equipment and Field Organization:

- 1 ball; stopwatch

Instructions for Head Benchmark:

- Ball starts on the ground and player has to juggle the ball up to her head.

- If the ball touches the ground, or is played with another surface, the player starts over (with the exception of the initial juggle up to head)

- You keep the highest consecutive head juggline score

Scoring:

- The player has 60 seconds to achieve her maximum consecutive juggles.

- Each head juggle counts as one point

- Use of another body part stops the count (exception of initial juggle up to head)

- The player's maximum consecutive number of head juggles is recorded

Instep Juggling:

- Same rules as heading but applied to instep juggling.

- ball must be juggled up and not picked up

- perform as many as possible with right foot

- repeat test with left foot

14 Body Part Juggling:

Same rules as heading and instep juggling except you keep the count of body part you juggle when you begin again.

Can you complete the task of juggling with 14 body parts without dropping the ball?

- you can repeat body parts to keep the ball up just can't be added to score

The 14 body parts are:

laces, inside, outside and heel of both feet (8 total)

thighs & shoulder of both right and left (4 total)

Head and chest (2 total)

Total body parts = 14

- There is no time limit for this test.

Turning Progression (20 mins)

Turning Progression

Organization: 20x10; 6 players per grid.

A) Shieldng: partner up and have players work on shielding that ball from each other. Can start with limited pressure form defender. 3 x 30 seconds each. Last two sets full pressure.

Coaching Points: Low center of gravity, shield with arm not back, wide base. Player between ball and defender.

B) Turning with no Pressure

- "Turn" - Check at an angle, hips open, play on second touch.

- "man on" - Play back foot, bump it back and spin opposite side of defender to create separation. Make sure end player moves after laying it back off for the one two.

- 'Man coming' -stop the ball dead and bend it inside or outside

- 'Man on' outside of the foot turn (must be side on, to protect and add element of disguise 'soccer smart')

- 'man on' inside foot turn (open body and turn across to add element of disguise

- stop the ball (with side on base) and step-over (or any move) and exit

C) Turning With Pressure Game

- Attacker (1) checks to player with ball and tries to beat defender (2) by turning them and dribble across the endline. If defender wins it, or prevents the dribble they get one point. As soon as play is dead, now the opposite side works.

Scoring:

1 point if dribble across the line.

2 points if play into next player and get it back to dribble across the line.

Rotation:

(1) Attacker goes to back of line, (2) Defender becomes attacker, (3) inactive person becomes defender

Coaching Points:

ABC

Soccer Smart

Mentality