Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Change of Direction

Change of Direction Race

Organization:

Set up as many stations as you need for the team - should be no more than 2/3 at each station

Instructions:

One player is attacker - They signal this by raising there hand - Once eye contact is made, the game begins. Attacker must make it to the either line first (left and right is out of bounds, just like in a game - north & south are the lines that they can get to)

Coaching Points/Questions:

Change of direction

Defender off balance

Accerlation/Deceleration

Body Feints/Fakes

Regressions/Progressions:

Add a ball for the attacker

Add a ball for both players