Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Week 1 - Pirates

Actvity 1

Pirates on the Ship

' today we are going to be someone who wears an eye patch & has a parrot on his shoulder? Yes we are going to be pirates, now what do pirates use to get around the world? Our pirate ship will be the cones around us, so we must make sure we keep our soccer ball on the ship '

The players will be your pirates & you are the captain, because you are captain the pirates must always listen to the captain & his demands...

> ' Captain's coming ' - when players hear this they must stop their soccer ball with bottom of their foot, one hand will be placed on their hip with the other hand saluting you. Get players to shout ' aye aye captain ' when they've got their pirate pose.

> ' Scrub the decks ' - when players hear this they must stop their soccer ball with the bottom of their foot, then with their foot on the ball, can they roll the ball from toe to heel & continue to do this until the decks are clean. Encourage players to use both feet.

> ' Climb the ladder ' - when players hear this they must stop their soccer ball with the bottom of their foot, they must then do 10 toe taps on the soccer ball with both feet while also moving arms up & down as if they are climbing the ladder. When at the top of the ladder ask the players to look through ther telescope... ' What can we see pirates? ' Sharks, mermaids, dolphins, treasure, water.

> ' Walk the plank ' - when players hear this they must stop their soccer ball with the bottom of their foot, they must then use the inside of their feet to knock the ball from their right foot to their left foot 5 times. When players have completed this, ' we must now jump into the water ' - get players to jump over their soccer ball.

> ' Shark attack ' - firstly ask the players what animal we find in the water? When they have answered correctly, coach will shout ' SHARK ATTACK ' when players hear this they must lie on top of their soccer ball & hide it from the shark (You) , your job is to be a shark & pretend to try & steal the soccer ball from the players.... When the shark has swam away get players to cllimg back onto ship using the ladder.

> ' Cannonball ' - when players hear this they must look to kick their soccer ball & hit someone elses soccer ball, make sure players count how many points they get by hitting another ball.

Activity 3

Abandon Ship

' the bad pirate has made his way onto your ship, he is not happy that you stole of the treasure back & now he wants revenge, it is your job not to get caught by this pirate, you must go as fast as you can to stay away from him '

> players must start in one side of the coned areas, their job is to get to one side of the pirate ship to the other side.

> to start let players have the soccer ball in their hands & run with it.

> now soccer ball must be at player's feet, can they dribble to the other side.

> involve parents, allow parents to help their child dribble & stay away from the bad pirate.

> parents are now their own individual bad pirate for their child.

Activity 5

What's the time Mr Shark?

> Coach will start as Shark, with his back towards the kids who will be on the start line.

> Players will shout ' Whats the time Mr Shark? ' , Coach will then shout a number between 1 & 12, whatever number is shouted then thats how many touches they take to dribble closer to the shark. When they have done their touches then ask them to do their Pirate Pose ( foot on ball & arms out)

> When coach shouts ' Dinner Time ' the players must then turn round & dribble back to the start line with their soccer ball.

> Involve parents, allow the parent to be their own individual Shark for their child. All players will still shout ' Whats the time Mr Shark? ' , Coach will shout number to avoid confusion between players.