Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Sporting #3 REC Winter Skills

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Nathan Mason
Name: Nathan Mason
City: Columbia
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Numbers Game

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Numbers Game (15 mins)

Numbers Game , for U4-U6 I would just yell out names. 

Organization: half a court

Pug nets on each side, one line on each Endline

Have the coach number off each player on each team starting from 1. When a 

coach puts a ball in play, they will call a number, that will signal the players that

it is their turn to try to get the ball and score.

Try to call more than 1 number, to encourage the opportunity of passing and receiving.

If no success, change activity to a 2v1 or 3v1 to promote passing and receiving.

Coaching points : Moving fwd dribbling or passing, transition to goal, fun, play


Technical - transition, going fwd, 1v1, shooting


Passing (POSSIBLY for older kids): NOT FOR 2016s and below

See the player first (communicate, eye contact, vocal or using your body)

Body position (planting foot slightly ahead of the ball so your body is over the ball,

 eyes on the ball, lock your ankle, follow through, weight of the pass, part of the foot, and part of the ball)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Superhero Body Parts

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Superhero Body Parts (15 mins)

Organization:

  • 30x20-yard area 
  • All players with a soccer ball

Story/Description:

  • Every superhero has a superpower. X-Men have all sorts with different body parts - super hearing, smell, freeze with hands, strength of biceps, super-fast feet, elastic legs, telekinesis with head.
  • While dribbling, Spiderman will yell out a body part, players must put that part of the body on the ball
  • Bonus Points for sound effects

Coaching Points:

  • Don't bump into another superhero
  • Small touches like Ant-Man
  • Yell out elbow, head, heel, toe, shoulder, back etc. and they stop their ball with this body part. 

Developments:

  • P - let players come up with new superheroes/body parts

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Juggling/MOVES

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Juggling/MOVES (15 mins)

Work on juggling with the feet. Start with various simple patters (foot/catch, bounce/foot/catch, etc.). Then work your way into high foot juggling using the laces and striking surface of the foot. See if they can juggle the ball straight up without much spin. Foot will be about waist height and shoulders will hunch over slightly. DONT EXPECT MUCH.


Focus on showing them moves and juggles and help them. Moves- cuts, drags, rolls, show them cool ones you know. BOUNCE JUGGLE for MOST!!!!

Coaching Points: fun, try, show them

  • Strike with instep/laces (create a flat surface with your foot to strike ball)
  • Watch your foot strike the center of the ball (head steady)
  • Try to achieve 2-3 Juggles for this age
  • Can do a bounce and then juggle

U4-U6 I would just pretend you are walking a dog and dribble around.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Run Away from the Coach!

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Run Away from the Coach! (15 mins)

Organization:half a court 10-15 mins, give some breaks

Set up : cones, balls, grid size to match players abilities

Activity: Have all the players work together to keep 1 or 2 balls away from the coaches OR GO AFTER THE COACHES by hitting the coaches.

Progression: Add another ball in to challenge the players

Coaching points : Technical - Passing: 

See the player first (communicate, eye contact, vocal or using your body)

Body position (planting foot slightly ahead of the ball so your body is over the ball, eyes on the ball,  lock your ankle, follow through, weight of the pass, part of the foot, and part of the ball)


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