Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Mini Kickers 07/10/23

Warm up (10 mins)

Set Up

• 4 x equal teams

Drill

• The first player will run with the ball in hand, side stepping between the cones, around the pole and to the back of their team.  Once here, they must roll the ball between everybody's legs until the person at the front has received the ball.
• Continue until everyone has had a go.

• Add a football and dribble through the cones, around the pole and finishing with a pass through the legs

Dribbling (10 mins)

Set up

• Coach lies down in the middle of the pitch with a variety of cones spread around them

Drill

• The players are on the outside of the pitch, each with a ball
• They must dribble with the ball close to their feet, creeping up on the coach, trying to steal his cones
• If the coach wakes, the players must freeze
• The aim is for the players to try and steal all the cones and dribble them back to the outside of the area
• The drill continues until all cones are removed

Carousel (10 mins)

Set up

• Split into 4 x teams and spend 2 x minutes on each station

Drill

• Station 1 (blue) - hop from marker to marker, through the gate and shoot
• Station 2 (green) - fast feet through the ladder, through the gate and shoot
• Station 3 (red) - side steps through the cones, through the gate and shoot
• Station 4 (white) - bunny hops, through the gate and shoot

Conditions

• You must high-five your team-mate before they can start