Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): CHALLENGERS Jan 13th

Sharks and Minnows (10 mins)

Sharks and Minnows:

• Create a large rectangle suitable for the number and age of players. 
• Give each player a ball and line them up on the starting line.
• Select a “shark” to start.

• Line up all of the “minnows” with their balls.
• Choose 1-2 sharks and place them in the middle of the space.
• When you say go, have the minnows try to dribble across the other side without getting tagged by a shark.
• Anyone who is tagged must become a shark for the next round.
• Challenge players to see who can be the last minnow standing.
• Younger kids, 4-6, can focus on just tagging the player. For kids 6-8, change the rules so they must knock the ball away from the minnow to count. For kids 8-10 or with advanced skills, you can require them to take full possession of the ball.
• Another way to make the drill more challenging is to make the space smaller.
• You can also add specific dribbling challenges within the game (weak foot only, must complete 2 moves before crossing, etc.

Partner Passing and Receiving (10 mins)

Organization: 8-10min  

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

Activity: Players are partnered up and are challenged to pass the ball between as many

gates as possible with their partner. Each pass through a gate is 1 point, who can get the

most points?

Progression: Tell the players that they must go to a different colour gate each time, cannot go

through the same colour gate twice.

Let them be creative! Have them pick a team name (sports teams for example like FC BAYERN MUNCHEN)

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)