Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Skyline 2020 Summer Camp #1

Warm-up (10 mins)

Objective: Warm-up players to get bodies warm, heart rate up and focused. 30 sec ball mastery and 30 sec body-weight movements.

Organization: Up to 10 individual grids of at least 6 x 6 yd on each half. If we have space to go a bit bigger, lets use it.

Warm-up:

1- Toe taps (w/ ball)

2- Star Jumps (w/o)

3- Foundations with shuffle side to side (w/ ball)

4- Body weight squats (w/o)

5- Double toe-taps (w/ ball)

6- Push-ups

7- Pull push (w/ ball and can use instep or laces)

8- Jumping lunges (w/o)

9- Dribble in the grid w/ both feet (w/ ball)

10- Knees to chest

Passing/Receiving (15 mins)

Objective: To improve players ability to pass and receive while introducing competiton with another player

Organization: Two individual grids now become a pair to create the game "knock out", as seen above. 1 player will have a ball with the spare soccer ball close by. Player "A" passes the ball to "B", who then has three touches to receive the pass, take a set up touch and then pass the ball back to player "A". If the grids need to be moved closer due to too much space inbetween, while maintaining social distanciang guidelines, do so.

Key Words: look up, ankle locked, toe up

Guided Questions: 1) When passing the ball, do we want the ball to stop? 2) What can I do if the ball bounces off of my foot when I try to receive it?

Answers: 1) The ball rarely stops in a game, so lets train the same way as a game. Practice passing when the ball is moving to work on the proper mechanics. 2) When receiving, we want to have our toe up, ankle locked, knees bent and chest over our knees. Cushion the ball with your foot (practice using the inside, outside, laces, bottom)

Notes: Games can either go for time or first to a certain number of points