Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Minhang Earthquakes - U7, Session 6

Technical Practice (20 mins)

Objective:

Repetition of Dribbling and Stopping the Ball

Repetition of Inside & Outside Turns

Setup:

In 40 x 30 area setup a starting line and three coloured lines 10 metres apart

Players with the ball are active for 30 seconds.

On coaches command players with the ball dribble and stop at a coloured line. (Red, blue, or green).

Once players arrive at the line, stop and wait for the next colour to be called.

Coach is encouraging soft touches when dribbling.

High activity for 30 seconds and then rest.

When all players are adept at dribbling and stopping correctly move to Progression 1.

Progression 1

Turns: Coach shouts a combination of colors to encourage dribbling, stopping and turning opportunities e.g. blue and red. In this example players would dribble to blue first before turning and then stopping at the red line.

SSG (20 mins)

Organisation

2 v 2 (+1) including GK

Emphasise using the ball positively and RWB. Player gets extra point if Run With Ball across halfway line.

Encourage turning and passing back to GK

If ball goes out players can pass or dribble from the side

No Corners