Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Nantucket Soccer Club - U6 Week 3

Toilet Tag (10 mins)

Set up

Make a 20x20 area and give each player a ball.

Instructions

Select 2 players to be the chasers and spread the remaining players around the area. The chasers run without the ball and have to tag the other players. Once you get tagged you have to sit on your ball as if on the toilet with your hand in the air. To get back into the game someone has to come and tag your hand (flush the toilet).

Rotate through all of the players so that everyone gets a turn of being the chaser.

Coaching Points

Keep the ball close to maintain control.

Get your head up to look for space to run into, to see where the defenders are and where your players are.

Colour Game (15 mins)

Set Up

Make a 20x20 area and split the players into 2 groups. Put a goal at either end and 3 cones infront of each line. The cones must be 3 different colours and spread out like the image above.

Instructions

The coach shouts a colour and the first player from each line has to touch the coloureed cone that has shouted. They then run and touch the goal that they have to defend before playing 1v1 against the player from the other team. The ball will be kicked in by the coach.

Progression 1- Make combinations so that the players have to react and touch multiple cones.

Coaching Points

Run at space

After beating the defender accelerate into new space and/or cut in.

Use quick changes of direction to beat the defender.