Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): wsa u9b Turning

Warm up

Organization:

15x15

4x4 smaller area in middle

4 lines

Every player with ball

Instructions:

PLayers dribble to cone in fron of them and work on turns and changing direction

- Outside

-Inside

-Cruyff

Coaching Points:

Inside Cut

-Step to the side of the ball with the non kicking foot

- Pivot on that foot

- Cut the ball back with the inside of the opposite foot

Outside Cut

- Take a big step past the ball and plant foot

- Pivot on that foot

- Cut the ball back with the outside of the opposite foot

Cryuff

- Fake to pass or shoot planting the non kicking foot in front of the ball

- With the opposite foot, use the inside of the foot to move the ball behind the non kicking foot

- Take the ball away with the non kicking foot

Step Over

- Fake to play the ball with the inside of the foot, moving the foot around the front of the ball

- Plant that foot and pivot back in the opposite direction

- Take the ball away with the inside of the opposite foot

Progressions:

Main activity 2

20x20

Instructions:

1v1 - White player dribbles to any goal and scores, then immediately turns into defender vs blue

- Once White Scored, thats the trigger for Blue to dribble to score on any goal

- once defender gets ball or ball out of play or scored, blue becomes defender vs white.

Coaching Points:

first option 1 - go to accesable goal

second scenario 2- change directions to go to other goal

Make defender commit to side to exploit space created behind them

- Change directions with speed

- Use defenders momentum agains them

- If defender slow, attack goal quick, use ronaldo touches ( big touches)

- if defender fast, make them commit, sell move and change directions

Progressions: