Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U4-U10 SOCCER Fun Games - Dribbling

home alone

MUST USE HANDS to tag and to touch the soccer ball.

Red is confined to the 2x2 grid "home alone" and is a tagger.

Green is the thief trying to steal the "key" (soccer ball) but is dribbling around.

If green gets tagged he goes to a different grid area to steal the key.

If green gets the soccer ball red and green switch roles.

The ball should not be held, guarded (sitting on it, legs between it) where green has no chance of touching the ball.

Coaching points - head up, change of direction/pace to avoid tag, close control. different surfaces

mouse trap

You can start with as many or as little inside the "mousetrap" as you'd like, usually 4-6 creates a large enough circle, have coaches/parents jump in too if needed.

Blue is holding hands in a circle and passing a ball back and forth slowly. if they the ball goes one person can go get the ball and start passing again.

Yellow should dribble in and out of the "mousetrap" (circle). they need to crawl or kneel into the "mousetrap". (if they are not going inside and dribbling outside the entire time you can warn them, you can make them join the "mousetrap" (circle).

When Blue gets 5 passes they can drop down and sit, when they sit they trap the mouse!

If any mice are in there they join the mousetrap. Play goes until 1 kid left. 

-Can make a rule the last few mice must stay in 5-10 secs etc.

Coaching points- head up, close control, different surfaces, short vs long touches, technical passing 

merry go round

The colors do not matter, for demo purposes.

-Use big goals if possible or a bunch of mini goals

- Depending on the skill level and age - goals 15-20yds away from pit ( 5x5 yds space). Blockers cannot go into pit!!! Blockers can use hands.

-Red player starts the game by selecting any goal he wants to shoot in. the other players are dribbling around the goals, they can come out a block a shot for 3 - 5 secs without their ball and then they need to continue dribbling to the next goal. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COME OUT BY EVERY GOAL BUT CAN. NEED TO BE RIGHT BEHIND GOAL TO COME OUT.

-If they block a shot they go into the kicking pit, CANNOT go in without blocking a shot and cant go into the pit to block a shot

Coaching Points- (manage 3-5 secs and rules, watch for safety issues, have parents help, have kids have hands up!!!)

-dribbling close and also with speed, head up, control of the ball, GK hands, technical shooting demos, follow rules!!!! COUNT OUT THE 3-5 SECS

easter egg hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

have kids dribble around and pick up as many as they can(slowly if younger, you will know after 1 round)

-count at the end to see how many points they have (1 point each)

Add to challenge if you'd like: 

(time, speed, team vs team, less eggs)

-can add team vs team 

-can add a time limit to challenge them - 30 secs, 1 min etc.

-can add in certain "eggs" (purple, orange, and yellow cones)  are worth 3 points

-take away "eggs"  to limit how many are out in the hunt

-can add in ONLY dribble left foot, cuts, rolls etc.

Coaching points - 

close control, different surfaces, head up, change of direction - small touches