Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Cornelius Thursday Rec Camp 3-5 Year Olds

Welcome

930-940AM-

Bring players in.  

Get to know them. 

Take attendance

Introduce Coaches

Split them into Groups

Circuit

955-1025AM- 8 Min Circuits and water breaks

3 Circuits- Coaches stay at Circuit and Players Move.

1. Monster Invasion

Tell the players that a Monster is coming to try to steal their pet ball and that they must keep it away from the Monster by dribbling it around the field (tell them they must stay inside the field). The Coach is the monster. Ideas: drag your leg like Frankenstein, make monster noises, make a face, and say things like "Don't let me get your ball!!" But don't actually scare them. The idea is just to have them try to get away. Don't catch the players, just have fun.

2. What Time Is It Mr. Wolf 

Have players line up at one end of the box. The coach is Mr. Wolf. Have the kids call out at the same time “What time is it, Mr. Wolf?”. Mr. Wolf calls out a time: 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc. If it’s 1 o’clock, the kids take one dribble then stop the ball. Think red light green light with their foot. Once the kids get close to the other side where Mr. Wolf is, Mr. Wolf yells “LUNCH TIME” and turns around and chases the kids back to the starting line. The point is to have them change direction to where they started without getting caught.

3. Yellow Brick Road 

Set up a cone path at one end of the box with a couple of turns and put a witch at the end of the path, which will be a coach. The kids dribble the ball through the Yellow Brick Road cone path without going outside the lines if possible, then once they get near the witch, they kick the ball at him/her. Have the witch act like they’re melting or something entertaining!

Play

. 1035-1050AM- Play

1. 3v3 Find a Goal

Set up a grid with 2 mini goal back to back in the center of a grid. Players must get around the goal to score in opposing teams goal.