Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Lightning U8 Girls: Dribbling: Week 4 (Start Time: 2015-09-21 17:05:00)

Warm up - Tag (15 mins)

Organization:

1 - 30x20

2 - 3 taggers

Instructions:

1 - Turtle Tag - 3 turtle taggers have 1 minute to try and tag as many players as possible. If tagged players lay on their back like a turtle.

2 - Players who havn't been tagged push the turtle(player) onto their front and now they are back in the game.

1 - Banana Tag - 3 Taggers have 1 minute to try and tag as many players as possible. If tagged players turn into a banana and stand with the their hands in the air pushed together.

2 - Players who havn't been tagged peel the banana (players hands) and now they are back in the game.

1 - Shower Tag - 3 Taggers have 1 minute to try and tag as many players as possible. Once tagged the players turn into a shower.

2 - Players who havn't been tagged save the tagged players by washing under their shower.

Coaching Points:

1 - change of direction

2 - head up

3 - change of speed

Progressions:

World Explorer (15 mins)

Organization:

1. Area as shown (3 zones - each 10x10)

2. Two teams of 4 players - each with a ball

Instructions:

1. Players dribble ball to opponents island and take 1 treasure.

2. Players are encouraged to use turning techniques to dribble back to their island.

3. Each round last 1 min. Team with the most treasures wins the round.

Coaching Points:

1. Ball control (close to feet)

Progressions:

P: Add cones in central zone to represent electric eels, if ball touches cone. Players get electric shock and must drop treasure and return to their own island

P: Add Sea monster attempts to tap players soccer ball, if this occur, players must drop treasure and return to their island.