Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U12 Ronaldo Chop CGSC

WARM UP (10 mins)

Organization:

- As shown. Ball per player.

Instructions:

- Juggling : Give players various juggling challenges.

Coaching Points:

- Players try to improve their touches ( Soupleness, control and foot - eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet&body.

Technical Development (15 mins)

Organization:

- As shown .

- Players in pairs on opposite sides ( red gate ).

Instructions:

As shown with white team ( Part A )

- Players make eye contact with pair across channel from them.

- Each dribble towards PUG goal and perform given Change of Direction.

- Players dribble through red gate and go to end of line.

- After given amount of time, change sides ( start and end in blue gates ).

Coaching Points:

- Ronaldo Chop

- Entry 1 - Bigger touches with the laces

- Entry 2 - Take the touches in stride (with the foot which lands in stride ).

- Entry 3 - Head up after every touch

- Entry 4 - Recognition of the defenders momentum and angle of recovery

- Entry 5 - Slowing down on approach to draw defender in ( Pro - Active )

- Execution 1 - Contact with the inside of the foot.

- Execution 2 - Ankle locked and toe up.

- Execution 3 - Angle of hips effects angle of exit touch.

- Execution 4 - Legs moving outwards and airborn before execution

- Execution 5 - Distance to this movement effects distance out of the move

- Exit 1 - Angle of the touch to help next action

- Exit 2 - Distance of touch to help next action

Progressions:

1v1 Opposed with Transition ( Pressures Recovering on Angle ) (30 mins)

Organization:

- As shown . 2 teams . 3 to 4 players per team.

- Ball per player

Instructions:

- 1st player ( Blue ) must cross middle blue line and score in PUG for a point ( moment A ).

- As soon as goal is scored or ball goes out of play, a player from the opposite team (white) may enter play with ball while the player who just scored / shot is the defender.

- When ball goes out of play or a goal is scored, a new player from the team on the same side the ball exits play or a goal is scored enters, the opposite team defends and the other player drops out ( example at moment B - a new blue would enter, white would become defender, original blue drops out.

Coaching Points:

- First touch out of feet, attack space. Size of touch as defender closes space.

- Can you score ? Should you change direction ?

- Is the momentum high enough that you can Ronaldo Chop?

- Recognition to use Stop - Start should defender anticipate Change of Direction.

Progressions:

- Remove middle line..