Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Turning

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Matthew Salter

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Name:	Matthew Salter
City:	Cardiff
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Activity- Turning drill.

Using the 18 yard box (goals removed for health and safety)

Practice set with eight players.

Each player gets a ball on arrival.

Once all players are there, go into ball mastery.

Practice Layout.

Pairs use a corner each of the 18 yard box.

Red players are attackers & blue are defenders.

Can attacking players turn out of the corner.

Each attacker will go round clock-wise and go against each defender.

Once all attacking players have played against all of the defenders they swap over.

Mechanics to be delivered.

Today's practise players will learn the drag back and Cruyff turn.

Body posisition correctly.

Head up.

Quick turn of direction and explode off the mark.

Using our arms for balance.

Remembering not to be to far from defender.

Standing foot inline with ball.

Target.

Each attacker gets a point for turning out using either skill talked about.

Can players turn out of trouble in a certain amount of time.

Advanced players turn out with weaker foot to gain an extra point.

Challenge.

Given two players a challenge.

One player has to get out of the corner using a drag back and other player has to use Cruyff turn.

Start the challenge by first doing it unopposed.

Once players get comfortable then defender can tackle making it opposed.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Small Sided Game.

Practise layout.

Still using the 18 yard box we have split it in two from the penalty spot.

2Vs2

With making the area size small this is hoping players can use turning in the game with the space being confined.

Condition.

If attackers back is to goal they must turn.

Instead of corners attackings players will go into corner and try and turn with defender behind like in the first practise.

Target.

Before a player scores can they use either skill from first practise.

Point from each successful turn awarded to players.

Learning outcomes.

Players knowing when to turn.

Players looking up to see the space they're turning into.

Players knowing what contacts of their foot to use for each turn, e,g. Cruyff turn would be inside of their foot, and drag back would be the sole of their foot.