Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Timbits #1 = Running with the Ball

Arrival Activity (5 mins)

Organization: As players arrive they begin to play in games. If there is one play, that individual can play against a coach or their parent. As more players arrive add them to the game. If the game gets to big you can play another game in that field or a separate field.

Objective: Players to be engaged as soon as they arrive. Players to be given freedom to play how they want.

Competition: Players can play against their peers or against a parent or coach. Games should not be bigger than 3V3.

Regression: If a player is not engaged encourage them to play 1V1 against a coach or a parent.

Sleepy Bear (10 mins)

Organization: Coaches are the sleeping bears in front of their food (balls) / home (goal). The players are wolves and they sneak past the bear to steal their food.

1) Wolves sneak past the bear and collect one food

2) Dribble the ball back their home

3) Bear wakes up and chases the wolves, any wolves tagged become bears in the next round

4) Coaches can reset the balls

5) Repeat the game until all wolves have been caught

Objective: Players dribble the ball with close control and guide the ball to the net.

Competition: Players want to be the last remaining wolf.

Regression: Instead of dribbling start with the players picking up the ball with their hands and running it back to their net.

Final Game (10 mins)

Organization: A ball per player in the goal. Players must take out soccer balls from their goal and get them into the opposition goal. Play 90 second rounds. Coaches and parents should provide opposition for the players.

Objective: Players dribble the ball with close control and guide it to the net.

Competition: Which team can get the most ball into the opposition net.

Progression: Players can win the ball from one another, as players get stronger and understand the match more take away some soccer balls so there is more urgency to win the ball from opposition players.