Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): FC Practice Three RWB

Juggling Directed (20 mins)

Fast Feet Warm Up and Juggling Freestyle Individual and Group

Divide into two groups. By ability if there is a distinct two groups. One with each coach.

Warm up with Fast Feet on the touch line. 10 sec of activity 10 sec of recovery between. Do each twice.

-Left First

-Right First

-Bunny Hop Forwards and Back

-Bunny Hop Sideways L and R

-Running Man

Start Juggling with directed juggles.

-Thigh, Thigh, catch

-Thigh thigh thigh catch

-Thigh bounce instep catch

Using a bounce or two between juggles, how many can you do?

Can you use thighs and insteps?

Try group juggling (with one or more bounce, just try to keep it alive)

Which group can get the most?

Coerver Sq w/ Manni (20 mins)

Standard Coerver dribbling square using mannequins

Manni line(sticks or triangles or cones)

- inside cut

- outside cut

- vee

Move at center cone players choice

Cone line

- slalom any surface

- inside only

- outside only

- left only

- right only

- sole of foot

Gauntlet Circuit (20 mins)

Gauntlet Circuit

This is where coaches should be creative.  Are the small safe zones islands with sharks in between or are we going from roof top to roof top with zombies in between.  Maybe the kids can help decide.  " Due to a the strength of a child's imagination, it is good for games to have their own drama... like crossing rivers or avoiding zombies.  Adding an element of fantasy into names and descriptions when appropriate will keep things interesting and the kids more engaged. 

So regardless of what you call it, this is a dribbling to zones game with 1+1v1 eased demands between zones.  Also it is done in a circuit.  Make three teams of 4 and switch out often. 

Variation could be if defender pokes ball away they stay, but if they get possession of it then they switch out with the player that lost it who is now the defender.