Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Active Start Session - Children's License

Warm Up: (20 mins)

Organization:

+ 15x20 area marked out with cones

Freeze Tag:

+ 1 or 2 players designated as it who try to tag others

+ if a player is tagged, they must stand with their arms out and legs wide (remain frozen)

+ players will look to save their frozen teammates by running under their arms - now their teammate is free to save a new player (progress to crawl under legs)

+ change the player(s) that are it every round and play each round for 2-3minutes

General Movement:

Players participate in various movements to encourage physical literacy:

1) Crawl like a bear

2) Crawl like a crab

3) Slither like a snake

4) Tall like a giraffe

5) Hop like a bunny

6) Hop on one foot

7) Walk/run backwards

8) Fast like a cheetah

9) Balance like an airplane

10) Throw & catch (miniball)

11) Bounce & catch (miniball)

Freeze Tag (with ball):

+ Players play the above tag game & add a ball for each player

+ Players that are it must keep a ball at their feet - can only tag someone with their ball at their feet

+ to save their teammates players must now dribble their ball through their teammates legs 

+ if their ball leaves the designated area - they must bring their ball back but are now frozen!

Coaching points:

+ Encourage players to keep their ball close (smaller touches on the ball)

+ Surface area dribbling (inside, outside, sole, laces)

+ Inside of foot = contact with big toe

+ outside of foot = contact with pinky toe 

Match Play: (15 mins)

Organization:

+ 2 teams within a 15W x 25L field (create multiple fields if needed based on player #'s)

+ Pug goals to score on

Instructions:

+ Start with a single ball within a 3v3 format (7min) - once your team scores you must retreat and touch your net

+ Progress to a multi-ball game (7min): use 2-3 balls within the field of play to encourage more actions on the ball (individual players must run and touch their net after they score)

+ Progress to every player with ball (7min) - gives every player a chance to score! (must dribble your ball around YOUR net after scoring)