Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Scotch Plains Pre Season Camp (Start Time: 2013-09-03 13:00:00)

Finding Nemo (20 mins)

Organization: open area

12 players as shown

1 ball per player

1 nemo

Instructions: the coach hides nemo(the fish) under any cone

all players start out on the reef and go look for nemo

players must use their fins(ball) to swim around and look for nemo

to dig up sand(cone) they must swim around the cone

if nemo is not there, they must put cone back down and move onto next one

when a player finds nemo, they must swim back to desert island with nemo in hand

Coaching Points: head up

keep your fin(ball) close to you

use different parts of your feet

Progressions: P-add brucey the shark (parent). Brucey has come to town and is lookin to eat little fishes fins (ball). The shark swims around with a fin on their back and attacks when the coach yells "SHARK ATTACK". All fish have to get back to the reef as quickly as possible.

R- reduce amount of cones

The Blob (15 mins)

Organization: 18 yard box (if available) otherwise 20 x 30~

( area based on number of players)

1 ball per player

Instructions:

The coach starts out as "The Blob", players have to dribble from one end to the other without getting tagged by the Blob and without their ball going out of bounds. If the Blob tags a player or ball goes out of bounds, they must put their ball outside of the area, and join hands with the Blob and they become a bigger Blob. Players wait at the line for the next round to begin.

The game ends when there is one player remaining or all players have been tagged.

Coaching Points:

-Keeping the head up when dribbling

-Watch out for other players, the Blob, and staying in-bounds

-Change of direction/pace with the ball

-Keeping the ball close to the body

Progressions:

P- Instead of one Blob, players can form mini-blobs on the field

R- Make the field bigger