Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): u7 - u12 Coach Education at WMSC

Body Breaks

Body Breaks - Dribbling.

Organization:

Each player with a ball inside the 20 x 20 area.

Procedure:

Coach allows players to express themselves, while encouraging lots of touches. Remind the players to stay within the grid. The coaches call out a different body part every few seconds and the players have to place that body part on the ball and strike a pose until the coach shouts go. For example the coach may shout out nose and the players have to stop the ball and place their nose on the ball. As the players progress you can shout out more body parts at a faster speed. This works on the player’s coordination:

Emphasis: Close control, lots of touches, change of pace, change of direction. FUN. ABC's

Shark Attack

Shark Attack

Organization:

Players are paired inside a 20m x 20m grid with 1 ball per pair.

Instructions:

When coach calls out "Attack" the player with the ball attempts to dribble through the gates. The player without the ball becomes the defender. If the defender wins the ball he/she then becomes the attacker and vice versa. Players play for 1 minute and score a point every time they go through a gate. Players cannot go straight back through the same gates. After 1 minute players change partners.

Emphasis:

1v1, competition, FUN

Avoid the dribblers - Station C

Organization:

6 players in red are placed inside the the 30 x 30 area with 3 soccer balls and 6 white players are also placed inside the area with a ball each.

Procedure:

The 6 Red players pass and move within the area playing passes to only players in red while the 6 white players dribble around and change direction every 3 or 4 touches at game speed. The focus should be on the 6 players passing and moving. After 2 minutes rotate the players.

Progression:

Make it a competition between the red and white teams. The red team have to make as many complete passes as possible while the white team can try to intercept the passes as they dribble. The whites must still keep control of their ball. If they do intercept a pass they just stop the ball and the red players retrieve the ball and continue. Play for 2 minutes and tally the points. Rotate the players and play again.

Coaching Points.

Accuracy of pass

Weight of pass

Part of foot, part of ball

Decision making?

Constantly scan the field

Communication