Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Shark Tank

Description

Focus: Control of the Ball

Instructions: Facilitator will be the shark. Every player has a ball and is standing in the grid. The players are the fish/minnows. Facilitators have to try to get their ball and kick it out of the grid. Players retrieve their ball and enter the game again.

Progression: (1) 1 or 2 players become the shark and they do not have a ball. (2) When the ball is kicked out, the player becomes a shark. (3) If the ball is kicked out, have the player perform a skill (i.e., toes taps, bells, etc.).

Coaching Points: Kick the ball away, heads up, try to run away from the facilitator, protect your ball, and remind players not to kick each other.