Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook Mini Kick

Fun Game/Introduction

FUN ACTIVITY TO KEEP KIDS ENGAGED AS YOU SET UP IF NEEDED.

Organization:

1.Open space with one line to define the River and the Bank

2.No balls to start

Story/Description:

1.All players start by standing on the Bank facing the coach who is on a boat

2.When the coach calls out ‘In the River’ all players must jump over the line (marked out between the cones) towards the coach into the River

3.When the coach calls out ‘On the Bank’ all the players jump away from the coach back over the line onto the Bank

4.The coach attempts to catch out the players by quick commands that sometimes repeat – ‘In the River, on the Bank, in the River, in the River!’

5.If a player jumps in the wrong direction, they join the coach on the boat

6.The coach plays for a set time to see how many players they can catch out!

Coaching Points:

1.Feet together when jumping

2.Arms out to balance

3.Eyes and ears on the coach

Main Activity- Bob the Builder Pt. 2

Organization :

1. 20 x 20 yard area with a 5 x 5 yard area in the corner, set up as shown

2. 1 ball per player

3. Disc cones

4. Tall cones

Story /Description :

1. Bob the Builder has been given his best assignment ever, to build a big park for all the children to play in

2. First though Bob and Friends must knock down all the old broken down houses

3. The children must run out of the builders yard (5x5 yard area) with their truck (ball) and knock down all the houses (tall cones)

Coaching Points:

1. Don’t forget to wear your hard hat (cone) and safety vest (pinnie)!

2. Watch out for the coach who keeps trying to rebuild all the houses

3. Try and kick your ball really hard to knock down the house in one shot

Developments:

1. Get a parent to help you rebuild the houses

2. Bob the Builder only has 60 seconds to knock down all the houses

3. If you can hit Scoops (coach) with your truck he/she must go and stand in the builders yard

4. Assign each player a color, now you can only knock down houses in that color

Main Activity-Frog Catcher (15 mins)

Organization:

20 x 20 yd area with a circle of cones in the center

Lots of balls in the middle

Instructions:

All the little froggies (the balls) are trying to escape from the pond (central area) out into the wild (the main area) - they heard sooo much about the movies, Chuck e Cheese, the beach and etc. that they want to see it too. These little froggies are too small to go out in the wild by themselves so the Frog Catchers (the players) need to chase after the little froggies and bring them back to the pond before they get lost or dried up in the sun! Now be careful because these frogs are clever and are able to jump high (coach bounces the ball) and move really fast (coach rolls the ball).

Coaching Points:

- Run fast to catch the little froggies

- Catch the frog before it stops jumping

- Make sure you keep your eye on the frog so it doesn't go away

Progressions:

Frogs get faster and jump higher.

Players must move like frogs now to get them back (hopping & jumping) and make sounds like frogs so that the little froggies don't get scared and know they are going home.

Players must bring the ball back only using their feet - stop right before the pond and gently push them into the pond so they glide back in.