Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Mini Bulls- Giants

Introduction - Tag

Organization:

1 - 30x30

2 - 3 taggers

Instructions:

1 - Turtle Tag - 3 turtle taggers have 1 minute to try and tag as many players as possible. If tagged players lay on their back like a turtle.

2 - Players who havn't been tagged push the turtle(player) onto their front and now they are back in the game.

1 - Banana Tag - 3 Taggers have 1 minute to try and tag as many players as possible. If tagged players turn into a banana and stand with the their hands in the air pushed together.

2 - Players who havn't been tagged peel the banana (players hands) and now they are back in the game.

1 - Shower Tag - 3 Taggers have 1 minute to try and tag as many players as possible. Once tagged the players turn into a shower.

2 - Players who havn't been tagged save the tagged players by washing under their shower.

Coaching Points:

1 - change of direction

2 - head up

3 - change of speed

Progressions:

giants castle

Organization:

1 - 30x30 sqaure

2 - 10 - 16 players

3 - number of balls depending on how many players

4 - coach (giant)

Instructions:

1 - Coach (Giant) has all the balls (golden soccer balls) in his castle.

2 - Players tip toe towards the soccer balls.

3 - If the giant turns around players must stand like a statue.

4 - If the giants sees the players move he will run at them.

5 - Players must run back to the start.

6 - If the players reach the balls they must get 1 ball and dribble it back outside the castle

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Progressions:

giant battle

Organization:

1 - 1 ball 1 player

2 - coach (giant)

3 - 30x30 sqaure

Instructions:

1 - players meet the giant at the top of the beanstalk for a battle

2 - Players use their golden soccer balls to strike against the giant

3 - If the ball strikes the coach ( giant ) 3 times he slows down. 5 hits the giant falls to the ground and the players win.

Coaching Points:

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