Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Turning & Shielding (Start Time: 2015-11-03 18:00:00)

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

- Area of 30 yards x 30 yards

- Cones

- Players to perform a structured warm up consisting of the following:

Movement - marching, skipping, jogging, A-Skip etc.

Dynamic range of motion - focus on movement not muscles, leg swings, calisthenics)

Neural Preparation - quick feet, acceleration, jumping, change of direction

- Do 1-2 repetitions of each excerise

Coaching Points:

- Increase heart rate

- Increase muscle & body temperature

- Psychological benefits

- Injury prevention

Turning/Shielding (15 mins)

SetUp

25 x 25 Area, Circle in the middle

Organization

Players pair off, one attacker and one defender, attacker starts with ball

The attacker must try and turn the defender and dribble into the circle to score a point. The attacker gets the ball back every time.

Progressions

Change roles after a set period - 90 secs

Coaching Points

Encourage contact, getting touch tight using body for ball protection, triggers to set up turn & roll the defenders, acceleration.

Functional Game (25 mins)

SetUp

40 x 60 Area - 2 teams 6v6

40 x 10 Central Zone

Organization

Teams play 3v2 plus GKs in each half of the field. In order to play the ball into the other half an attacking player must check into the neutral zone unopposed to recieve the ball.

Progressions

1) One player from defending team can follow the attacker into the neutral zone.

2) Attacking team can send a 3rd player into the opposite zone to make 3v3

3) Remove restrictions

Coaching Points

Timing and angle of run into the neutral zone.

If pressured, shield the ball and push off defender to create space for pass back.

If touch tight use body to turn & roll the defender.

Timing of support run.