Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): mini

Pro-Club: RBNY Academy Inc

Boleshaw Pieczonka, Adult Member

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Name:	Boleshaw Pieczonka
City:	Clifton
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fun Game/Introduction

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Fun Game/Introduction

FUN ACTIVITY TO KEEP KIDS ENGAGED AS YOU SET UP IF NEEDED.

Organization:

1.Open space with one line to define the River and the Bank

2.No balls to start

Story/Description:

1.All players start by standing on the Bank facing the coach who is on a boat. All the players are zoo keepers in training and before we go out + see the animals we have to make sure we are ready for the adventure!

2.When the coach calls out ‘In the River’ all players must jump over the line (marked out between the cones) towards the coach into the River

3.When the coach calls out ‘On the Bank’ all the players jump away from the coach back over the line onto the Bank

4.The coach attempts to catch out the players by quick commands that sometimes repeat – ‘In the River, on the Bank, in the River, in the River!’

5.If a player jumps in the wrong direction, they join the coach on the boat

6.The coach plays for a set time to see how many players they can catch out!

Coaching Points:

1.Feet together when jumping

2.Arms out to balance

3.Eyes and ears on the coach

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Partner Tag

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Partner Tag (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 40x30 area set up as shown.

2. Every player with a partner.

- One player is #1 and the other is #2

Instructions:

- Players are given #1 or #2, player #1 starts as the 'leader'

- Player 1 is trying to dribble away from player #2

- Player #2 is trying to chase Player #1 and TAG their partner

- If Partner gets tagged, they just reverse rolls.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- This game is about FIELD awareness. Especially with young ones who have tunnel vision for just their ball or their partner. Encourage them to know where their partner is and where others are. For the player that is the 'leader' and is being chased encourage them to dribble away and find their own space.

- When you have space you have room for BIG touches.

- BIG touches = going faster

Regressions/Progressions:

- Place Speed Bumps (Cones): If a player hits a speed bump they have to do 5 toe taps/inside ball squishes/triangle touch/etc.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Sharks + Minnows

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Sharks + Minnows

Organization:

Instructions:

Fish Are Friends Not Food!

Unfortunately, Brucey the Shark (Coach/Parent Coach/Volunteer) is very hungry!

He has come across a little school of fish that are carrying his favorite food! Soccer balls!

Brucey the Shark can only eat soccer balls by stomping his foot on top of you ball.

If the players soccer ball is eaten, they continue as a shark.

Last fish standing wins!

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Where are the 'Sharks'?

- Where is the space?

- Where are the natural boundaries?

- What size touch?

Regressions/Progressions:

R - lose ball, extra life

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Marble Kings

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Marble Kings

Instructions:

1.Marble Kings (defenders) start with their marble (ball) in their hands

2.Marble Kings then have to run around and hit another players marble with theirs, balls must stay in hands, they cannot be torn.

3.When a ball is hit, the two players then change roles

4.The game lasts for 45-90 seconds

Coaching Points:

1. Protect your marble by getting your body between it and the Marble King

2. Keep looking around for the Marble Kings so you can run the other way

3. Dribble at speed, keeping the ball close

4. Head up and observe situation

5. Avoid collisions by looking around and observing positions of other players

6. When resuming with a positive touch, use laces to push ball away with toe down

Progression(s):

1. Add more time

2. Add more Marble Kings

3. Players are frozen when their ball is hit, they must stand with the ball above their head and their legs spread apart. Non-frozen players must pass the ball through a frozen player's legs and receive it on the other side without getting hit to unfreeze their teammate. When all the players have been frozen or an alotted amount of time as passed, players switch being it.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fish Tank Treasure Hunt

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Fish Tank Treasure Hunt

Organization:

20 x 30

Place extra cones, pinnies, agility rings etc onto the field in the middle

Instructions:

- Bubbles, Nemo's friend, love his bubbles!

- Right now your players are going to help Bubbles collect as many bubbles as he can and bring them back to their own little fishbowls,

- Players will be to dribbling into the middle of the field and select ONE bubble (cones, pinnies, agility rings, etc.) and bring it back to your fishtank!

- Only one player can leave the house at a time and once the returning player high-fives their partner can the other player leave to grab treasure.

- The Team with the most bubbles in their home WINS!

Coaching Points:

- Keep the ball ('fins' close)

- Where are the most candies on the field that are closest to your house?