Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FC Berna Crush 3/30 Xavi Turn (Start Time: 2016-03-30 16:05:00)

Warm-up (5 mins)

Organization:

1 ball per player

Instructions:

Players are dribbling in the area

Players make eye contact and they ribble towards each other, then turn using the inside or outside part of their foot

Coaching Points:

Recognition of space on the field

Smaller touches before turning

accelerate out of turn

Progressions:

Remove half of the balls, players now dribble at a passive defender

Semi Opposed (10 mins)

Organization: 2 lanes facing each other in the grid, balls with the attacking line

Instructions:

Attacking player and defending player are going to be working in tandem, with the defending player providing passive pressure to simulate the pressure from the defender. Attacking player chooses which side they will attack, upon the attackers first touch the defending player looks to meet him at the cone, attacking player performs the "Xavi" Turn and is now in the next line with the defending player now in the attacking line.

Coaching Points:

-Attack space at speed

-Recognition of the space vacated by the defender and pressure of the defender

-Use the defenders momentum against them to get into the space vacated in behind

-Angle and distance of the touches to aid in protection and acceleration

-Lower our center of gravity to aid in the turn

-Final touch out of feet and breaking the line to accelerate into space

Progressions:

Race between defender and attacker, to their new lines after the attacker has performed the turn

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

2 teams

4 goals

Instructions:

No restrictions

Coaching Points:

Can we switch the point of attack?

Can we recognize where the space is?

Progressions: