Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U6_Week7_Pirates

Pirates

Organization:

-20yd x 30yd

-1 ball per player

Instructions:

1) Players dribble around the square (sea) sailing their pirate ship

2) Coach will then call out different commands

• Storm Coming - box/inside touches

• High winds - Bigger touches to move quicker around the square. (ronaldo)

• Low winds - Smaller touches to keep ball under control, move slower (messi)

• Anchor down - Stop

• Stomp the rats - Toe Taps

• Swab the deck - Roll the ball side to side with sole of foot

• Walk the plank - Jump into sea

• Ready cannon - Find another ship to fire at

• FIRE - shoot ball at another ship

Coaching Points:

1 - Head up to observe space

2 - small touches to keep close control.

3 - bigger touches to move around the square quicker

Progressions:

Mini kick Treasure Chest (15 mins)

Organization:

20x30

Instructions:

players start on one side. First player in each group runs to other side of the grid and carries back or dribbles any piece of treasure(cones, pennies, . Players have to carry the treasure back like crowns, golden cannon balls, jewelry, or earings

Coaching Points:

creative use of treasure

imagination

Progressions:

add shark that eats pirates that have not found treasure

Pirates of the Caribbean (20 mins)

Organization:

1. 20 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2. 8 players set up as shown

3. 10 balls

Instructions:

1. Pirates (players) are all battling to be the “Captain of the Ship”

2. To do this they have to get from one end of the pirate ship to the other w ithout getting hit by a cannon ball (soccer ball)

3. The cannon balls are being fired by the coach

4. Coach yells “PIRATES, ARE YO U REA D Y?” to w hich the players respond “FIRE IN THE HOLE!” (This only happens when the first player is out)

5. Coach yells “PIRATES ARE YO U REDAY?’ pirates shout ‘RRRRRRRRRR’. Coach then yells “PIRATES RUN ”

and all the pirates run to the other end of the ship

6. Any pirate that gets hit w ith a cannon ball then becom es a cannon ball-er and helps fire cannon balls

7. The last pirate left is the Captain

Coaching Points:

1. Keep your eye on the cannon balls and use different movements to not get hit

2. Move quickly across the pirate ship

3. Keep your eye on the cannon ball when you hit it

4. Try to time the firing of the cannon ball so that the pirates run into it

Progressions:

Add ball to pirates.