Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): TimBits Station Training

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RaceCarsL1

RaceCars - L1

Set-up

- 10m box

- Ball/player

- Cones marking the "start line" and the "finish line"

In RaceCars, the kids take turns racing around the box. Coach starts them off at the start line, they run around all 4 corners of the box, through the finish line, then back to "pit stop" (line).

Evolutions:

L1-Ball in hands

1. Stay outside of the swamp: Don't come inside the box

2. Race your parent

3. Race the next in line: "Readyyyyyyy-GO!" (tap on the head of those racing)

4. Races in 3/4

L2- Same as L1, but w ball at feet

Objectives

1. Instructional control: They learn to listen to coach.

2. Visual modelling: They take turns so they can watch others and learn from the examples before them

3. Parental engagement: Parents ensure there's a) quick feedback, b) enough feedback

ShiptoShoreL1

Ship to Shore - L1

Set-up

- 15m box

- Ball/player (in hands)

- 3 "seaweeds" (coach/parents) set up in fixed locations 

In Ship to Shore, players need to get from the "ship" to the "shore" everytime they make it across without getting tagged, they get a gold coin. If they get caught in the seaweed (coach tags them) they lose all their coins and have to start over from zero.

Evolutions:

L1-Ball in hands with 3 seaweed

1. On "Go", with frozen seaweed (Stationary, not moving at all)

2. On "Go", with long seaweed (swaying back and forth [performative])

3. On "Go", 30 second challenge (players race back and forth as many times as possible 

4. Same as 3, but, 2 gold coins if they do it with the ball at their feet. (lose all coins if ball touches seaweed)

L2- Ball at feet with 5 seaweed

1. Frozen seaweed (not moving at all)

2. baby seaweed (too weak to kick ball away when hit)

L3 - Same as L2 but more aggressive seaweed

1. Gross seaweed (sway radius of 1-2m in all directions)

2. Team challenge (2 teams, alternating across the sea for. 30 seconds, resting team counts their points)

Objectives

1. Attacking open spaces

2. Agility, non-linear movements to attack space

3. Ball mastery, kids associate their movement to space WITH the ball, opposed to kicking it past, then collecting it on the other side.

ShiptoShoreL3

Ship to Shore - L2

Set-up

- 15m box

- Ball/player (in hands)

- 5 "seaweeds" (coach/parents) set up in fixed locations as in image

In Ship to Shore L3, we have more aggressive seaweed and the introduction to a team competion.

Evolutions:

L1-Ball in hands with 3 seaweed

1. On "Go", with frozen seaweed (Stationary, not moving at all)

2. On "Go", with long seaweed (swaying back and forth [performative])

3. On "Go", 30 second challenge (players race back and forth as many times as possible

4. Same as 3, but, 2 gold coins if they do it with the ball at their feet. (lose all coins if ball touches seaweed)

L2- Ball at feet with 5 seaweed

1. Frozen seaweed (not moving at all)

2. baby seaweed (too weak to kick ball away when hit)

L3 - Same as L2 but more aggressive seaweed

1. Gross seaweed (sway radius of 1-2m in all directions)

2. Team challenge (2 teams, alternating across the sea for. 30 seconds, resting team counts their points)

Objectives

1. Attacking open spaces

2. Agility, non-linear movements to attack space

3. Ball mastery, kids associate their movement to space WITH the ball, opposed to kicking it past, then collecting it on the other side.

SquirrelsL2

Squirrels - Level 2

Set-up

- 4 gates and 2 triangles set up as in image

- 4 balls (kids can have their own ball as well)

- 1 parent for each player. If parent isn't available, then minimum 4 coach/volunteers

Level 1 saw the players running from the "tree" (triangle in centre) to the holes to bury their nuts. In L2, the "squirrels" will be trying to bury their nut with a buddy (parent). Coach will say: "Get Nutty!" and then the first group of 3 must race to the holes (gates) and bury the "nuts" (ball) by passing the ball through gate. They run back to the tree to be safe after they bury their nut. The 2nd group of 3 and their parents will repeat once they hear the coach say: "Get Nutty!"

Evolutions

1. No Ball (L1)

2. Ball in the hands (L1)

3. Ball in hands, put it down, kick it through the gate to parent (L2)

4. Dribble ball with feet to gate, pass to parent (L2)

5. Same + parent passes ball back and they dribble back (L2)

6. Same + player shoots and parent goaltends the gate (L3)

7. Same + player tries to evade parent and pick a gate they can attack before parent reacts (L3)

2. Directional control with the dribble

3. Accuracy with their kick