Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U8 Dribbling Sample Session Plan

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Name: Gareth Davies
City: Oakville
Country: Canada
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Welcome Activity

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Welcome Activity (10 mins)

Organization

- 4 Fields 15 x 20

- Place 3 pinnies at each goal

- Place a ball on the field

Activity

- On arrival players will pick up a pinnie and get involved with a game of their choice

Coaches Emphasis

- Fun

- Free play

- Player regulated


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 1

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Activity 1 (15 mins)

Organization

- 20 x 20 area

- 15 yard gate created on each side of the square

- 1 player in each of the gates

- 6 cones placed on the outside of the square behind each gate

Activity (Mario Cart)

- Each player chooses a Mario Cart player to be

- The objective of the game is to dribble through the gates to collect the rings on the other side

- Each time a player dribbles through a gate they collect a ring and must then go to another gate to collect a new ring

- Once all of the rings have been collected the players will count their rings to see who obtained the most

- If, while collecting the rings, they are tagged by one of teh gatekeepers, they must drop all of their rings at that gate and start again

Progression

- Ask/lead the players as to how the game could be more challenging

- Ideally looking for defenders to be afded to the central area also

Coaches Emphasis

- Keeping the ball tight with other players around

- Awareness of where there are the most cones

- Player understanding and interpretation

- Fun


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Actvity 2

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Actvity 2 (15 mins)

Organization

- Create 2 10 x 10 boxes side by side

- Players are in pairs

- Both players have a ball

Activity

- One player has the ball at their feet and the other has the ball in their hands

- The player with the ball at their feet is attempting to keep the ball in a position where the player with the ball in their hands cannot thrown the ball at theirs and knock it away.

- If the player with the ball at their feet has their ball hit by their partner the two players switch roles.

- The player with the ball in their hands at the end of the minute will do a small forefeit, e.g jumping jacks.

Progression 1

- The player with the ball in their hands now puts it to their feet also and now has to pass their ball off their opponents ball.

Progression 2

- Each team has their specific 'Home Box' where they are aiming to be when the whistle blows

- Only one player has the ball and will attempt to keep the ball in their home box

- If the opposition wins the ball they will then try to get to their homebox and keep the ball their until the coach calls time

Coaches Emphasis

- Using the body to shield the ball from the defender

- Changes of speed and direction

- Fakes

- Creativity

- Awarness of space and time


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activity 3

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Activity 3 (15 mins)

Organization

- 15x20 field

- 2v2 Games

- Halfway line marked out on the field

- One Goal at each end

Activity

- 2v2 game with dribbling promoting constraint

- To get in to the oppositions half the ball must be dribble across

- 3 teams on each field

- Kings Court

Coaches Emphasis

- Awareness of space

- Positivity


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