Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Grassroots - Intro to S3a Lesson 3

S3a- Dynamic warm up (10 mins)

Warm up: Dynamic warm up with Music and skill set, specific directives. 10-12mins

• Using music and or other FUN, follow the coaches games, start warm ups:
  

Simple stretches, light jogs in place, moving side to side, follow the coach, as he/she plays Simon says {make sure you point to all the parts of the body that players use when playing soccer}  Try to save hands for last.... 

- Do in and out through the balls, jumping over the ball, smart soccer jumping jacks, going around the ball.

- Have players dribble ball, with different parts of their foot and feet (left/ right)

Do at least 5-6 mins of ball mastery skills

Have players do different types of dribbles: rolls, bells, and cuts, stops and turns on and off the ball. 

Ronaldo cut, Cruyff cut, Maradona turn etc... 

make sure to us proper body, open arms position, and technique.

 - dribble slow, dribbling quick, left foot, right foot dribble. 

 using the laces, outside of the foot, inside of the foot (both left &right), 

skills-dribbling & shooting (20 mins)

Drill 2- OBJECTIVE: working on motor skills, dribbling and shooting into goal. 10mins

two teams on the opposite side of the field. Players line up in each corner.  They must complete obstacle task correctly with the ball. ( use 2-3 cones at first so dribbling through cones is easy for players).  You can add more cones or a second obstacle as players get better..etc..

 One side (corner) will have rings, which players must skip one leg right and next time skip 1 leg left, within the rings, as they wait for their team to pass them the ball.

- Player1 will dribble and zig-zag  through cones and pass the ball to their teammate P2.  Player to should be ready to receive the ball, control the pass and dribble to opposite goal and score { if they miss it is okay. tell players to relax, pick up their head to look at the target, then look at the ball, and shoot (a firm pass with power) into the goal.  Player 2 must run quickly to tag or handoff  teammate a pennie so they can go next.  . Player will be moving position from a P1 to P2.

at first you can make it just a drill to get them moving and understand what they have to do.  2nd round make into a game.

NOTE: some players (based on age and motor-skill development) may find it difficult to skip/hop on 1 leg or go backwards. If so have them take their time and move slowly until comfortable, and or hop on both feet in/out the rings.

also as they get better with passing, you can incorporate 2-3 passes ( wall pass) 

Open Scrimmage game (15 mins)

Drill 5- Open Game - Scrimmage OBJECTIVE:  small side games max 4v4, 5v,5, or 6v6

working on motor skills, dribbling, passing and shooting into goal. 12-15mins

Players are set up in teams and play regular free play.  Based on age levels, we will start with, for example 4 v 4 players, 5v5..etc and 4 balls on field. The goal will be to have space for players to move and create 1v1 scenarios and passing ball to their teammates.

Before starting game go over the objects, *rules and what you are expecting players to do as a team; not just as an individual player.  As team: incorporate what was done in training practice. Dribble when there is space to do saw, pick up your head, opening up to create space for themselves so to receive the ball, pass the ball to their teammates, and communicate with each other; Most importantly don't give up and have FUN!

** Let teams play and provide feedback as needed, or if you stop game every 5-8mins to give a quick LEARNING/ TEACHING MOMENT water break.

NOTE:some players (based on age and emotional? social development) may find it difficult to understanding competing for ball and trying challenge each other. So it may be necessary that a coach or 1 of the parents first play 1v1 with player to understand.  After try to have them play against another child of equal age and skill development  levels.