Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Agility Challenge - Session #1 (Start Time: 2022-06-06 08:00:00)

Agility Course 1 (10 mins)

Agility Course #1

Setup: Three sets of cones are laid out with two yards between them, 3 yards between each row. The middle row should be in line with the agility sticks. The agility sticks are staggered with 1 yard between each (have a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8). Place two cones in line with the agility sticks 5 yards away, with 2 yards between each. Set up an agility ladder 5 yards to the side and centered with the agility sticks. Place a start line (start cones) about 2 yards from the ladder.

Players form two squads of three begin at the ladders (green start line) and progress through the course. After the player ahead clears the ladders, the next player starts :

A) Ladders - one time through with a lateral shuffle;

B) Cones - Lateral side-to-side, foot plant, pause and back the other direction; do the same for the 2nd and 3rd sets of cones; then advance to the

C) Agility Sticks - slalom from right to left through the sticks and then forward to the

D) Cones - perform a figure 8 run through both cones, facing the direction you are running the whole time.

Return to the start and hold for restart.

Repeat 5 times, starting the first group member every minute. All 6 continue through the circuit and stop at the green line until the next minutes starts the cycle again. The course is duplicated based on the number of players at practice. Try to have between 5-7 players per course.

Tic-Tac-Toe Sprint (10 mins)

Tic Tac Toe Sprints

Players sprint back and forth between the Tic-Tac-Toe grid trying to place their team’s cones placed three in a row. Each team has three cones, placed next to the grid to start. One at a time, the players work to get the winning formation. If three players have gone without a winning three in a row, then the next team player picks up one of his team's cones in the grid and replaces it to try and get the three in a row.

The players start in the coral behind the green start line. One player is permitted outside of the coral at a time. Players sprint from the start line to the tic-tac-toe grid 25 yards away. Once the cone is placed, the player turns back and sprints back, dashing side-to-side through the agility sticks and then tags his next teammate waiting in the coral. 

Players play best two-of three. The winning team plays the winning team from another tic-tac-toe grid for best tow-of-three.