Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): CCA Rec Prog U6 Shooting

Shooting by Numbers (10 mins)

Description

-The players stand in 3 (or 4)rows behind eachother and are assigned numbers 1 to 5.

-When the coach calls out a number, the players with that number sprint to the ball and shoot at the goal.

-Two points are awarded for the first goal scored and one point for each further goal.

- The players then replace the balls on the shooting line and the coach calls out the next number.

Space battle (10 mins)

Objective - accuracy of passing-shooting

25 L X 20 W - 2 teams of 4-6, cones, ball per player (adjust distance for shorter shooting with inside or longer with instep (shoelaces)

Two fleets of fighters start either side of the grid on the lauch pad. The star fighters take off on the command of the commander. To score you must knock over a cone while ensuring your ball stays in your personal grid (box), If your ball leaves the grid you crash and go back to the launching pad. At the end of the battle the team with the most cones knocked over. Coaches can also feed the ball back to launch pad and let players continue to play for 3-4 minutes to allow more opportunities to hit a cone. If a player misses there are feeders to get them another ball and continue.

4v4 Shooting Game (20 mins)

Team Play;

Sticking to there halves, teams pass the ball to try and open up space and either shoot at one of the three goals on the opposite side, or to make a pass into there striker who has 2 touches to finish but much closer to the goals.

Skill Aquisition Info - Attacking -Improve the Technique of Shooting

SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting - Touch outside the body, Position of the non-kicking foot, Head up to frame the goal, Head down to strike, Surface of the foot to strike with, Surface of the ball to strike, Follow through, Accuracy versus Power.

OBJECTIVE: To improve the technique of shooting. PLAYER ACTIONS: Shooting.

KEY WORDS: Touch, Approach, Standing foot, Contact.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. In what direction should our first touch be? 2. How do you approach the ball? 2. Where should the standing foot be to strike the ball? 3. Where do you make contact with the ball?

ANSWERS: 1. In the direction of the goal – 2. Approach it at an angle – 3. About 6 inches to the side of the ball pointing to the target.

Opposition team needs to block to try and win possession back and then do the same. Team with the most goals wins.