Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U9/10 Winter Skill Centre - Session #6 (Shooting)

Technical (Unopposed) - Ball Manipulation (15 mins)

- Each player with a ball

- set up 2, 20 x 20 grid or modify depending on numbers of players. Ensure the space forces players to play close enough to one another to ensure decision making while moving in the space.

- Have players start with various dribbling techniques:

  - Inside and outside

  - Toe Taps

  - Foundation

  - Rolling ball with the sole of the foot 

Introduce numbers to go with a skill:

1. Fake Take

2. Fake Fake Take

3. Circle Take

4. Circle Circle Take

5. Fake Circle Take

6. Circle Fake Take

7. Step Fake Take

8. Step Circle Take

9. Okocha

10. Snake/Elastico

* Have players talk to their feet and call out the skill when the coach calls the number (E.g. Coach says, "1!" Player says, "Fake Take!" completes skill and continues to dribble).

Lightning ⚡ (Technical - Unopposed) (15 mins)

Players line up behind the cone, one player in net. Coach has all the balls next to the net. 

1. Coach plays the ball in and player takes a shot first time.

2. If the player scores they go to the back of the line and the keeper is out (waits behind the net). If the player misses the target or the keeper saves, that player is now in net.

3. The game continues until there is one player remaining. When a player is out and waiting behind the net, they can catch the ball off a missed shot to get back in (can't hit the ground).

* As soon as the players understand the game, pick up the pace.

* If the ball hits the crossbar, everyone is back in.

* Have players who are out collect balls to get back in ex. "Bring me three balls and you're back in!"