Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Lil Oscars Week 10: Kicking

Warm Up

Warm Up

Organization:

Children and their parents can either line up on the white line (toes on the line!) or stand in a large circle around the facilitators.

Procedure:

Sing: Head, shoulders, knees and toes

First go over what body parts are where. Have every child find their head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. Explain what we can use each body part for (i.e. eyes for seeing where we are going, ears for listening to our coach and our friends, etc.) Sing the song once or twice.

Stretching: Have the children try and touch the ceiling by lifting their hands over their head, and then touch the grass. Ask them to stand on their tippy toes and then touch the grass. Do this a few times. Next have them sit and touch their toes, then lie down and pretend to sleep. Do this a few times (this teaches the children to get up quickly after they have fallen). Have the children stand up and sit a few times as well. Carry on with other stretches such as arm rotations, holding one foot off the ground, etc.

Sing: Sillies Song

"You gotta shake, shake, shake your sillies out; Shake, shake, shake your sillies out; Shake, shake, shake your sillies out; Wiggle your waggles away."

"You gotta clap, clap, clap your crazies out.."

"You gotta stretch, stretch, stretch your stretchies out.."

"You gotta jump, jump, jump your jiggles out.."

"You gotta yawn, yawn, yawn your sleepies out.."

"Last time! You gotta shake, shake, shake your sillies out..."

Shark Tank

Dribbling/ Running with the Ball

Organization:

Players find a partner and spread out inside the 22 x 16 yard area.

Give each child a ball.

Procedure:

Explain to players that they are all fish and the volunteer coach are sharks. (Facilitator can also join in and be a shark). The players dribble their ball around the field while the "shark" attempts to tap the players soccer ball away. If they do so the player does a movement such as five toe taps and re-enters the game.

Progression: Select one child to be the "shark"

Emphasis: Keep the ball close, heads up, try to dribble away from the sharks, protect your ball, and have FUN!

Additional Notes: Good time to remind players that they must always try and kick the ball away and not each others legs.

Golden Egg

Focus: Listening

Instructions: Players are placed in pairs and are placed in a corner of the rectangle as above. When the facilitator calls go every player runs to the middle and picks up a ball (egg) with their hands. They run back to their area and place the egg in their nest (with parent). Once all eggs have gone from the centre all players can then go and collect eggs from other nests. When the coach calls freeze, the birds with the most eggs win the game.

Progression: There is now a golden egg in the middle and the birds that end up with that egg score 5 additional points.

Progression 2: Players now use their feet and dribble the eggs back to their nests.

Tunnel Time

Call in all parents and coaches to make a large tunnel with their hands.

Have one coach gather all the children in front of the tunnel while the parents set up. Once the parents have formed a tunnel have the children run through. Once every child has had a chance, clap and give out high fives.

Gather the children one last time to hand out stickers. Ensure you give out high fives and tell the children, "See you next week!" ** NOTE ** Please hand out stickers right at the end of session and not a minute before.