Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Treasure Chest

Balance, speed and coordination

Organization:

1.- 20 x 20 yard area with four cones set up in each corner, set up as shown

2.- Disc cones

3.- Tall cones

4.- Soccer balls

Story / Description:

1.- Four pirate ships have found a desert island

2.- In this island is tresure!

3.- The pirates must swim from their pirate ship to the island and then swim back to the ship

4.- They can not use their hands to bring back the treasure as they need this to swim with

Coaching Points:

1.- Have the pirates crawl on the floor to show how they swim

2.- Make sure to kick your legs

3.- Maybe you can wear the treasure?

Maybe you can kick the ball into the sea?

Progressions:

1.- Add a shark (coach) who patrols the island looking to eat pirates

2.- The shark can not eat pirates that have treasure, it may break their teeth!