Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 04/29/15 BLUE CREW U9 (Start Time: 2015-04-29 15:30:00)

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

Field set up as shown

Each player with a ball

Instructions:

1) Players dribbling in the area, using different techniques (ronaldo messi etc)

2) On coaches command players go to the line whihc is called ie Blue line, the last 3 to stop the ball on theline must complete 3 turns in the turning zone

3)When players are on the line a new turn is introduced--Inside cut, outside cut, and step over

4) after players go back in the zone they practice the turn they just learned.

Coaching Points:

1) Small 'messi' touches when dribble

2) head up

3) speed of execution

4) how 'realistic' is the turn?

Progressions:

P-Add one or two defenders

Semi-Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

Players in groups of 4.

2 players 'active', 2 players rest/referee game

1 ball per group needed but have others close by to restart rotation quickly

2 cones of same color approx 8 yards apart with 2 cones of a different color 'mirroring' them 4 yards opposite.

Instructions:

-Attacking player, plays between red cones, the defender player between the blue.

-The attacking player must stop the ball on either red cone before the defender can place his foot on the corresponding cone.

-If the defender has his foot placed on a cone, the attacker must turn and play towards the other red cone. If the defender then beats him to the corresponding blue cone the attacker must turn again. The attacker keeps trying to lose the defender by turning/tricking him until thinks can score and places ball on a red cone before the defender can place foot on corresponding blue cone. if he does this the attacker scores a point.

-The active pair finish their rotation when either a point is scored, or the attacker dribbles passed/over the end cones by mistake or the attacker stops the ball on a red cone when the defender already has his foot on the corresponding blue cone.

-The defender cannot steal the ball/interfere with the attacking player in anyway.

-Once the rotation is finished the next pair who have been resting/refereeing the game become the 'active' pair, when the resting pair become active again the attacker becomes the defender and vice versa.

Coaching Points:

1) Use the turning techniques to change direction quickly.

2) 'Sell' the skills to fake out the defenders into going into the wrong direction

3) Try to look at the defenders body position/weight and change direction at correct moments

--(when defenders hips turned fully commited to 1 direction/cone).

4) Change of speed

5) Use a variety of skills/turns

6) Take the space/use speed if get ahead of defender

Progressions:

-Have leaderboard, player who scores most points in his group, play against the highest scorers in the other groups.

Screen 5 (25 mins)

Organization:

2 small sided fields, players divided into 4 teams dependin upon numbers

Instructions:

Coaching Points:

Progressions: