Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): u7-u8 boys Passing and Receiving (Start Time: 2015-04-28 17:30:00)

Treasure Island (15 mins)

Set-up:

-Set up are large grid appropriate for your numbers. In the middle of the grid have a small 6x6 grid which is the Island

-Two players in red mark the island and are the taggers. Scatter flags or bibs around the outer grid, these act as the treasure. All other players must dribble in and out of the cones

-On coaches “GO” they must dribble to collect a piece of treasure and try and get it onto the Island, if they hit a cone, another player or their ball, or are tagged they must return the treasure to the outer area, and then carry on dribbling. If they get it onto the Island they score a point

Coaching points:

-Head up and observation

-Awareness of other players and the taggers

-Close control when dribbling

Progressions:

-Add more taggers

Pass and Run (15 mins)

Set-up:

-Players have to run across the area and make it to the other side without being hit by the players at the side

-The kicking players have to hit the runners between the knee and the foot

-If a runner is hit, they then become a kicker in the next race across

-Last person standing wins

Coaching points:

-Use appropriate foot surfaces to try and hit the running target

-Bodyweight over the ball to keep it low

-Passing weight and accuracy

-Encourage passing players to use their weaker foot to test themselves

Progressions:

-Runners now have a ball to dribble