Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HBC U5/6 Coordination (Start Time: 2015-05-13 16:00:00)

Warm Up - Ball Mastery (10 mins)

Speed, Agility, Quickness done for 10 minutes prior to ball mastery.

- Players dribble freely in space looking to perform tasks given by coach.

Messi - Dribbling looking for gaps between other players who are defenders (small touches, pinky toe, head up as much as possible)

Xavi - Whenever space isn't available looking to change direction (ball out of feet so can pick head up immediately)

Ronaldo - Looking to dribble where there is lots of space ahead of him (bigger touches, pick head up on touch, laces of foot nearest ball). Have adjacent space to sprint into and then sprint back into original area

Snake - Once players have identified space, they perform snake (must slow body down to effectively perform skill).

MINI KICK

Organization:

1.20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.1 ball per player

3.Cones for cities

4.Pinnies for lakes

Learning Outcomes:

- Physical Awareness

- Movement Patterns and Sequences

- Listening Skills

Story/Description:

1.At each corner of the country (area) there is a major city (cones in the corner)

2.There is New York, Chicago, LA and San Francisco

3.When the coach calls out a city the players must start their cars (ball) and drive as quickly as they can to that city

4.Watch out for the lakes in the middle, if you drive your car in there it may sink!

Coaching Points:

1.Big touches when you drive on the highway

2.Keep your head up

3.Change of direction

4.Change of speed

Developments:

1.P – Call out a city and then quickly change this so that players have to turn around their cars

2.R – No balls