Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U6 Mini Soccer Fall 2016 - Week 1: Dribbling

Activity 1: 1,000 Touches (10 mins)

Description

The aim is for each child to get 1,000 'High Quality' touches of the ball within 12 minutes. "High Quality" touches mean two things. 1) Solid technique and 2) Using surfaces / techniques that are challenging. Some children will struggle with toe-taps, others may excel at sole roles. It is our job as coaches to make sure each child is challenged accordingly. It might be unrealistic to expect that all (if any) of the children actually get a thousand touches, but we should be pushing them to get as close to it as possible. We will do this through competition.

First we will introduce the skill, letting the kids practice it for 30 seconds and then we will have them perform as many as possible in 30 seconds.

- Outside foot circles (right)

- Outside foot circles (left)

- Inside foot circles (right)

- Inside foot circles (left)

- Lace push and stop (alternate)

- Sole roles (right)

- Sole roles (left)

- Toe taps

- Foundations

- Pull and push (alternate)

Coaching Points

On your toes

Knees slightly bent / low center of gravity

Correct technique