Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Tewksbury Fall 2019- Mini Kick- Week 1

Partner Tag (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 40x30 area set up as shown.

2. Every player with a partner.

- One player is #1 and the other is #2

Instructions:

- Players are given #1 or #2, player #1 starts as the 'leader'

- Player 1 is trying to dribble away from player #2

- Player #2 is trying to chase Player #1 and TAG their partner

- If Partner gets tagged, they just reverse rolls.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- This game is about FIELD awareness. Especially with young ones who have tunnel vision for just their ball or their partner. Encourage them to know where their partner is and where others are. For the player that is the 'leader' and is being chased encourage them to dribble away and find their own space.

- When you have space you have room for BIG touches.

- BIG touches = going faster

Regressions/Progressions:

- Place Speed Bumps (Cones): If a player hits a speed bump they have to do 5 toe taps/inside ball squishes/triangle touch/etc.

Marble Kings

Instructions:

- Marble Kings (defenders) start with their marble (ball) in their hands

- .Marble Kings then have to run around and hit another players marble with theirs, balls must stay in hands, they cannot be torn.

- When a ball is hit, the two players then change roles-

- The game lasts for 45-90 seconds

Coaching Points:

- Protect your marble by getting your body between it and the Marble King

- Keep looking around for the Marble Kings so you can run the other way

- Dribble at speed, keeping the ball close

- Head up and observe situation

- Avoid collisions by looking around and observing positions of other players

- When resuming with a positive touch, use laces to push ball away with toe down

Progression(s):

- Add more time

- Add more Marble Kings

- Players are frozen when their ball is hit, they must stand with the ball above their head and their legs spread apart. Non-frozen players must pass the ball through a frozen player's legs and receive it on the other side without getting hit to unfreeze their teammate. When all the players have been frozen or an alotted amount of time as passed, players switch being it.

4 goal-World Cup

Organization:

20 x 30

Two Teams Set Up As Four Goals Game

One Team On One Side - One Team On Opposite

4 Lines (One By Each Net)

Instructions:

- Coach will play one ball out to 4 players.

- Players can score in any goal they like other than their own. (Each Team Has Two Goals)

- If Players Pass To Score 2 PT Goal

- Game plays to X PTS

Coaching Points:

- Where is space (when I have ball)?

- When Defenders close me down can I pass to teammate?

Progressions:

R- move goals closer together