Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Barker Junior School Year 5 & 6: Week 1

Technical Game: Mouse Trap (15 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

• 2 players defend the zone in the middle
• Objective for the attackers is to cross through the middle of the zone
• If attacker goes through adjacent sides they get 1 point, they get 3 points for going through the centre (end to end)
• If a defender tackles an attacker, they can then try and score in any of the small goals – attackers can win the ball back
• If a defender scores, that player's score goes back to zero
• This game can be started without a ball, players have bibs in their side and can get tagged

Variations:

• Add a defender to defend the outer area only, they cannot cross the middle zone
• They can swap with either of the central players

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

• Size of “mouse trap”
• Size of “safe zone”
• How can you stop corner cutting?
• Are players identifying unprotected space?
• Are players forced to constantly move?

COACHING TOOLS

Restrict:

• None

Relate:

• None

Reward:

• Double their points if they can get from end to end 3 times in a row

All Up & All Back (20 mins)

INSTRUCTIONS:

•  3 v 3 Game as shown including a Halfway line.
•  All Up and All back. 
• Your goal only counts if everyone is in the front half. 
• If a goal goes in and the defending team has anyone not in the defensive half, that goal counts as double.   

COACHING CONSIDERATIONS:

• Other individual point systems to help players. 
• i.e. A goal counts as 5 points if they are able to dribble the ball for 5 seconds before scoring. 
• Shooting zones? 

COACHING TOOLS

Restrict:

Relate:

Reward: