Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Technical Benchmarks: FCU GDA 8/6/19

Juggling Benchmark

Juggling Benchmarks

Purpose: This test is designed to assess the skill of juggling.

Three Benchmarks:

1. Head juggling (size 5 ball).

2. Foot juggling with size 1 ball.

3. Foot juggling with tennis ball.

Equipment and Field Organization:

- Size 1 soccr ball, Tennis ball; cones, stopwatch

Instructions for Head Benchmark:

- Ball starts on the ground and player has to juggle the ball up to her head.

- If the ball touches the ground, or is played with another surface, the player starts over (with the exception of the initial juggle up to head)

- You keep the highest consecutive head juggline score.

Scoring:

- The player has 60 seconds to achieve her maximum consecutive juggles.

- Each head juggle counts as one point

- Use of another body part stops the count (exception of initial juggle up to head)

- The player's maximum consecutive number of head juggles is recorded

Foot Juggling:

- Ball starts on the ground and player has to juggle the ball using her feet.

- If the ball touches the ground, or is played with another surface, the player starts over.

- Player can only use the same foot twice consecutively.

Scoring:

- The player has 60 seconds to achieve her maximum consecutive juggles.

- Each juggle counts as one point

- Use of another body part stops the count.

- The player's maximum consecutive number of head juggles is recorded

- Player has one 60 second attempt with size 1 ball / then another 60 second attempt with tennis ball (player will have a score for each ball attempted)

Y Dribbling Test

Y Dribbling Test

Purpose: This test is designed to assess players ability to dribble at speed and change direction quickly.

Equipment and Field Organization:

- 1 ball, cones, stop watch.

- Create Y shape using cones and dimensions described.

Instructions for Y Dribbling testing:

- Player starts with the ball at bottom of Y.

- Player dribbles ball around Y (as shown on diagram).

- Player alternates turning right / left each time.

Scoring:

- Player has 1 attempt (45 seconds) to perform activity continiuosly.

- Point for every cone the player dribbles around (-1 for each cone that is hit from total score)

- Partner/Player records total number of cones dribbled passed / around.

Power Shooting Test

Power Shooting Benchmark

Purpose: This test is designed to assess the ability to shoot with power and accuracy with the instep of both feet

Equipment and Field Organization

- 1 goal; 10 balls; stopwatch and tape measure

- The shooting area is outside of the penalty box

- 10 balls set up at 25 Yards out

Instructions:

- Player must touch and shoot a moving ball before it crosses the 20 yard line

- The shot must be taken with the instep

- The player shoots 5 balls consecutively with her preferred instep, player then shoots the 5 balls with her opposite instep.

Scoring:

- The player scores a point for each shot with the instep that crossess the goal line in the air, between the posts, below the crossbar, and without a bend on the ball.

- Shot must be with power and not bending to be conisdered successful

- Player must complete all 5 shots within 45 seconds

- The player's maximum score out of 5 attempts is recorded