Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Coaches Corner Fun Activities

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10 mins
Organization:
1. Create a 12 x 12 Circle Grid
2. Every player has a ball
3. Have extra cones to create a smaller circle later
Instructions:
1. Players dribble inside grid
2. Coach says "Knock Out"
3. While dribbling their ball players will try to kick the other players ball outside the grid.
4. Once your ball is kicked outside the grid you must perform a specific skill:
a. Left/Right foot, Inside/outside
b. Laces speed dribble
c. Roll overs
d. Pull and Push
e. Croyff tuns
f. "L" turns
g. Combine skills above
5. Once they perform skills outside grid player may enter back into grid.
6. Coach decides how many times the skill needs to be preformed before re-entry
Coaches Points:
1. Make sure players are preforming skills correctly
2. Coach is the referee for the game
3. Make it fun and coach adds excitement for game (ex. Hurry and get back in)

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25 mins
Organization:
1. 1 Goal
2. Set 2 lines of cones (as shown above)
3. Separate players into 2 teams
4. Have a restriction line (8 yards from goal line) where players can not shoot past.
Instructions:
1. Team A dribbles thru cones with specific skill (left/right inside/outside, toe touches/roll overs).
2. Once team A dribbles thru cones they must shoot before the restriction line.
3. After team A shoots at the goal the shooter becomes the goal keeper.
4. Immediatley after team A shoots on goal, Team B starts dribbling thru cones.
5. The player in the goal from Team B get the ball that was shot by Team A and dribbles back to the end of their team line.
6. Repeat Instructions 1 - 5 until 1 team scores 10 goals.
7. Team B shoots with left foot and Team A shoots with rigt foot or have both teams shoot with same foot for consistency.
Coaching Points:
1. Make sure players use proper technic to dribble thru cones.
2. Focus on technic rather then speed.
3. Keep players focused and ready
4. Have Fun!
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10 mins
Organization:
1. Create a 12 x 12 Circle Grid
2. Every player has a ball
3. Have extra cones to create a smaller circle later
Instructions:
1. Coach says game (specific dribbling skills)
a. Left/Right foot, Inside/outside
b. Laces speed dribble
c. Roll overs
d. Pull and Push
e. Croyff tuns
f. "L" turns
g. Combine skills above