Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Newtown academy u8's : Skills event (Start Time: 2018-12-19 18:30:00)

Pyramid Slalom

Organisation:

Slalom set up as in diagram,

1 player and a bal at a time

Instructions:

As in the digram the player starts at the foot of the slalom and dribbles around each cone in sequence. Once the player is around the top cone he then has to run with the ball as quickly as possible through the start / finish gates

This is a timed exercise and points are scored as :-

20 - 25 seconds = 10 points

25 - 30 seconds = 8 points

30 - 35 seconds = 6 points

35 - 40 seconds = 4 points

40+ seconds = 2 points

Keepy uppies (20 mins)

Organisation :

No area required just a player and a ball

Instructions:

The player has 30 seconds to complete as many consecutive kick ups as possible.If the ball hits the floor the score is reset to zero

The largest sequence of kick ups in the 30 seconds counts as their top score.

Players can start with the ball in their hands

Points are awarded as follows:-

1 - 3 = 2 points

4 - 6 = 4 points

5 - 7 = 6 points

8 - 10 = 8 points

11 + = 10 points

Duck shoot (20 mins)

Organisation:

Set up as in diagram,

Balls ontop of cones that are spread over 10 yads at 2 yard intervals

Instructions:

The player stands inside the gate and has 5 attempts to knock down as many balls as possible

2 Points are awarded for each time the knocks a ball down.