Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Under 13 Girls Huskies - Receiving to turn

SAQ

Juggling Challenge -

Juggle competition.

Instructions:

SAQ exercise:

-One foot in each, two feet, in and outs, inky shuffle, bunny hops, ski jumps, etc

Coaching Points:

Footwork:

-On toes, knees up, pump arms - relate to game, quickness with and without the ball.

Progressions:

P1 Races

P2 Pinnies - head up?

Semi Opposed

Organization:

Set up as above

Instructions:

Same as part 1, but Player C now starts in middle with player B and can do the following options:

* OPTION 1: Player C can either go with (as a shadow defender) with Player B, who then plays back to Player A who plays forward to D.

or

* OPTION 2: Player C can stay; then Player B can open out with the back foot and then passes to Player D.

or

*OPTION 3. PLAYER C can get tight allowing player B to take touch inside and play to player D.

In either option, C always becomes D, D becomes A, A becomes B and B becomes C.

Progression: Player D beats Player C with scissors on way back.

Coaching Points:

- Checking in a straight line v. checking at an angle (angle opens up option for pass to D)

- back foot

- Good touch out of feet and head up.

- Movement of target to create passing lane.

- Movement of middle player to check away

- Communication

- Quality of pass (WEIGHT OF PASS)

-Checking shoulder/ Feel for defender (Where is he?!)

Progressions:

1. Player B looks to spin their first touch (inside of foot) around the corner and play the pass.

2. Player B uses cruyff touch to beat defender who gambles inside to cut off touch/pass

Conditioned Game

Organization:

Set up as shown

Instructions:

5v5 + 2 neutrals

Blue v. Red in the middle - their objective is to connect one neutral to the other.

Score 1 pt for each time they get the ball from one red to another.

First team to 2 pts wins.

Losing team switches with the neutral.

Coaching Points:

- Movement of target to create passing lane.

- Movement of middle player to check away - open body.

- Communication

- Quality of pass - back foot/front foot

- Break line and beat defender with first touch or touch inside, find attacker

- Movement of target player to always be available.