Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Woodbrige mini kick session 1st group

Bumper Cars

Organization:

20x30 Grid

All players have a ball in their hands

Instructions:

Players will be running around in a grid, trying to gain as many points as possible by tapping their soccer ball to another player's. The ball will be their bumper car. Only soccer ball to soccer ball contact will be allowed in this game.

Each round will last one minute.

Coaching Points:

Staying in the area

Head up to find friends

Big steps to get to friends

Little steps to slow down

Red Light/Green Light

Organization:

20x30 grid

All players will have a soccer ball at their feet.

Instructions:

Players will play a game of red light, green light. The players will be spread out around he grid, using the whole space.

Red Light: Stop (foot on ball)

Green Light: Go

Yellow Light: Slow

Purple Light: Dance Party

5/6 Year Olds:

They will also dribble around but instead of red light, green light, they will do:

Toe Touches: 3 Toe touches

Box Touches: 3 Box touches

Up: Jump over ball

Down: Touch Elbow to ball

Coaching Points:

Staying inside the area

Listening Skills

Dribbling with Pinky Toe

Keeping ball close

Keeping head up

Finding space

Progression:

Nonverbal Cues

Mario Kart

Organization:

20x30 Grid

All players have a ball at their feet.

Instructions:

Players will dribble around the grid with their ball as their car and them as a character. The track is rainbow road, and they are not allowed to fall off. They will play a game of Mario Kart and you will tell them everything that is going on. Teach them power ups and tell them when they are using them.

Star Power: Go Faster

Banana Peel: Stop your bal and spin once

Lightning: Get small

Black Ink: Cover one eye and dribble

Stone Block (Smashed): Lay down on ground

Coaching Points:

Staying inside the area

Dribbling with pinky toe

Following directions