Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 7v7 Breaking the Lines to Advance in Attacking Half

Messi Cones

5:50-6:10pm

Character Development:

Being a Good Teammate:

Definition: Being a good teammate means working together with others to reach a common goal. It’s about helping, sharing, listening, and being kind. A good teammate encourages others, respects their ideas, and does their part to make sure the team succeeds. It's also okay to ask for help when you need it, and to help others when they do!

Practice 1: What is Being a Good Teammate? Why is it important?

Practice 2: How do you show Being a Good Teammate in soccer?

Practice 3: Can Being a Good Teammate be used at home or school? How?

Practice 4: How can we motivate each other to show Being a Good Teammate?

- Every player has a ball.

- Scatter more cones than players in your half of the field

- Players will dribble their ball around and execute 1v1 moves at the cones or when they approach another player

- Practice variation in open space and then make it competitive for number of quality touches

Reps: After practicing, multiple 30 second rounds to count cuts

Variations (progress as able):

- Pull Back (both feet)

- Inside Cut (both feet)

- Outside Cut (both feet)

- Cruyff (both feet)

- Single Faint (both ways)

- Double Faint (both ways)

- Fake Shot (both ways)

- Stop & Go (both ways)

- Inside Outside (both ways)

Final Play

6:35-7pm

- 2 points for scoring from driving to create space for a goal or scoring from a 1v1 situation

- 1 point for any other goal

- Check for understanding with the questions and coaching points from the topic.

- Stick to the topic to ensure the players understand how it connects to the game

4 Session Cycle:

- Session 1: Small sided mixed with other team sharing field (everyone plays)

- Session 2: 7v7 against other team sharing field

- Session 3: Small sided mixed with other team sharing field (everyone plays)

- Session 4: 7v7 against other team sharing field