Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 7+ Development - Turning/Change of direction

Intro (10 mins)

Organization:

Every player with ball.

Knock out game (two grids).

Instructions:

- Every player for themselves, they look to knock ball out of the grid with out losing their ball.

- Once a player ball is out, then they move to the grid to the side to start another game as players go out.

- No players should be "out", they are constantly playing in either grid.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- "Where is the open space?"

- "What can I use to protect the ball?

- "What part of the foot can I use?"

Regressions/Progressions:

R: Make field bigger

P: Competition - everyone starts with 10 points, each time their ball is knocked out, they lose a point.

Progression 1 (30 mins)

Instructions:

Attackers pass to teammate (pressure from behind)

1v1s

Coaching Points/Questions:

Reinforce previous

- Check over shoulder - How can I unbalance opponnet off? Decision whether to keep going forward or turn based on pressure and space

Progression/Regression:

P: 2v2s - once a pair is done with their round, they look to support the other pair still playing, turning the game from 1v1 into 2v2s

R: Make field bigged to make the attacker receive the ball with less pressure ( defender set up further away)

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

3v3/4v4

Two goals to attack

Two goals to defend.

Add second field if needed

Use Gates, if not enough equipment.

Instructions:

- 3v3 or 4v4s

- All restarts are kick-ins

- Can score on either attacking goal.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- "Where is the open space?"

- "What can you use to protect ball?"

- "How can you deceive defender"?"

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Regressions/Progressions:

R: Reduce size of the fiels, play 3v2.

P: Use one goal to attack / Defend.