Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): OKSC Back to Grass Monday

Activities (50 mins)

Zones: Players complete activities within their grids. Let each side of four select a team name, keep them together for the week for competitions.

Instructions:

Warm up: 3 minutes

Following the coaches to raise the heart rate and stretch muscles. Slow march with high knees, fast feet. Toe touch and reach up, fast feet. High knee gates, fast feet.

Activity- Agility 10 minutes

Run diagonally staying inside the grid, rest 1 minute between each.

Forward/backward, 5xs, Sideways 5xs, Sprint forward/ hop backwards 5xs

Competition- Teams of 4 compete doing each of the above one time, first team to finish wins.

Water break 2 minutes

Activity- Ball mastery 15 minutes

Coaches demonstrate toe taps and tic tocks, and soccer pose.

Perform 15 toe taps, rest then repeat 3xs. Perform 15 tic tocks, rest and repeat 3xs.

Perform 5 toe taps and follow with 5 tic tocks, rest and repeat 5xs.

Dribble randomly around the grid and on coaches command red light stop the ball and do soccer pose.

Competition- Dribble randomly playing red light, last person to stop the ball is out. Play until one side wins by having at least one player left.

Water break 2 minutes

Activity Juggling 15 minutes

Coaches demonstrate each skill.

Drop the ball to the ground, let it bounce and kick it up to catch. Use both feet.

Drop the ball and try kicking it back up to catch it. Use both feet.

Drop the ball to your thigh and pop it back up to catch it. Use both legs.

Attempt to juggle using feet and knees, see how many you can do in a row.

Competition- Both teams keep track of their highest scores and add together to see who wins.

Distance high five cheer.