Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U7 Trainings

Fun Activity

Organization:

1. 15 x 20 Grid

2. Seperate player into 2 teams.

3. 6 red cones and 2 yellow cones and 6 soccer balls on top of cones as shown above.

Instructions:

1. Coach yells STRIKE to start game.

2. Players will place the ball beside the yellow cone to start game.

3. 1st player from each team will try to hit a ball off the red cone shown above.

4. If they miss they must collect the ball and give it to the next player in line to continue the game.

5. The team that knocks all 3 balls off the cones win.

6. Play until 1 teams wins X number of games.

Coaching Points:

1. Players should use Inside the foot, Outside the foot and strike with Laces.

2. Right and Left foot.

3. Show proper technic when passing the ball

4. Once the ball is place tey have 2 seconds to strike it.

5. Play faster.

Core Activity 2 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 15 x 15 Grid

2. Seperate players into 2 teams

3. 4 tall cones for goals

4. 2 small cones for markers

Instructions:

1. Team B passes to Team A

2. Team A will try to score playing 1v1 to the tall cones as goals (as shown above)

3. The attacking team must dribble and try to score on the outside of the goal for a point.

4. The defending team can run through the goal (tall cones) to stop the other team from scoring.

5. Play for an allocated amount of time (ability level and age) 5 minute games

6. Switch roles after 5 minutes (attackers to defenders and vice versa)

Coaches Points:

1. Be creative and attack with speed

2. Try a specific skill they learned in warm up

3. Body shape, balance and change of direction

Progression:

1. Count down from 10 to speed up the tempo

2.

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