Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): knockout

1 - Knockout

Organization:

2 teams

lots of soccer balls

each team has soccer balls on top of cones on their side.

Instructions:

On coach's command, each team is trying to knock all the soccer balls off the other side's cones first.

You have to pass from behind your cone line of soccer balls - this is the "safe passing zone." (If you pass in front of this line and knock over a ball it does not count).

You can leave your safe passing zone to retrieve soccer balls from your half of the field to get a free soccer ball but if you are struck with a soccer ball while out of this zone you are out of the game.

Progressions

Increase distance.

Weak foot only.

Add 1 defender who can roam in their team's half and block passes from hitting their team's soccer balls.

Regressions:

Players can "bowl" soccer ball with hands to try to knock off other team's soccer balls.

Shorten distance.