Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Warm Up Options U7-U12
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Gareth Davies
Profile Summary
| Name: | Gareth Davies |
|---|---|
| City: | Oakville |
| Country: | Canada |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
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See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
- 20 x 20 square
- Each player has a ball each
Activity
- The players have two minutes to dribble and get a feel for the ball getting as many touches as possible on the ball. The ball must stay on the ground.
- Players continue to dribble through the area but now react to the call of Messi or Ronaldo. When Messi is called the players must keep the ball tight when Ronaldo is called players must drive out in to the space with bigger touches.
- Continue to add players with different ways of running with the ball
- Hazard - lots of small then a big to drive away
- Iniesta - small touches then plays a 1-2 with open player
- Robben - change direction with lots of little fakes running across horizontal
Progression
- Add defenders, encourage players to play to the situation, e.g big space Ronaldo touch, little space Messi Touch
Coaching Emphasis
- Different ways of running with the ball
- Head up
- Touches with different parts of the foot
- Changes of speed and Direction
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
- Area filled with 5 different cone shapes
- Triangle, Circle, Square, Rectangle and Diamond
Activity
- Players use the first two minutes of the session to dribble freely with only restriction being the ball cannot leave the ground.
- As players move around the area the coach will now call out one of the shapes on the field all players look to get to the shape as quick as possible before performing a ball manipulation e.g. Toe Taps. Last one in the shape will do 10 toe taps.
Progression 1
- Players must perform a skill of one of the players choice before entering the shape called
Progression 2
- Add defenders that become active when two shapes are called
Coaches Emphasis
- Scan the field for space and players
- Keep the ball tight
- Changes of speed and direction
- FUN
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
- 30 x 30 Area
- Attacking players in the middle with the ball each
- Defending players X 4
- One defender between each of the 4 sets of gates on the outside of the area
Activity
- The players in the middle dribble around the area and attempt to exit the space through one of the outside gate son any of the 4 sides of the box
- The defenders will stand between a set of two gate son the outside of the area. The defenders are attempting to tag the player with the ball but cannot step in to the gates
- If the defender can tag the attacker they lose all of their points
- Run the activity for two minutes and the player who has dribbled through the most gates wins
- All players rotate through being defender
Progression
- Put the attacking players in pairs with the same objective of running through the gates
- Add defenders to the central areas
Coaching Emphasis
- Play with head up to see open gates to accelerate through
- Combine with other players to overload the defender
- Keep the ball tight when dribbling
- Use changes of speed and direction
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
- 20 x 20 area
- All players begin with a ball
- Pinnies needed
Activity
- The first activity is all the players dribbling around the area with the instruction of any skill they want provided the ball stays on the ball.
Progression
- 3 Players begin as the germs connected by pinnies
- The remainder of the players begin on one of the end lines of the box
- The germs start in the middle of the area
- The remainder of the players attempt to dribble from one end to the other
- If the germs are able to tag the dribblers they then join the germs
Progression
- Germs steal the ball rather than tagging
Progression
- Players work in pairs and can pass to avoid the germs
Coaching Emphasis
- Dribble witrh head up
- Keep the ball tight
- Look for space
- Change speed and direction
- Use the space
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Warm up (10 mins)
Organization
- Play inside a circle with the approximate diameter 30 yards
- All players start in the circle
Activity
- All players move the ball showing any skills they would like to aslong as the ball stays on the floor, encourage as many touches as possible
Progression
- Stuck in the mud
- There are 3 players selected as taggers without a ball, they attempt to tag all those players who have a ball.
- The rest of the players attempt to stay away from the taggers as they dribble around the area
- If tagged the player with the ball stands still with their ball in their hands above their head and their feet wide apart.
- To be released a team mate must pass the ball through their legs
- See which defending team can get the most people stuck in the mud by the end of the time
Progression
- Rather than the players tagging the opposition they have a ball in their hands that they then have to throw off the attackers ball to get them to be stuck in the mud
Coaches Emphasis
- Awareness of players and space
- FUN
- Lots of touches on the ball
- Communication to make others aware you are stuck in the mud
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
- 30 x 30 Field x 2
- Split the players in to two groups (15 or 24 each area)
- Split the players in to two groups once more
- Put half of the players on a vertical line and the other half on a horizontal line
Activity
- Players dribble across the field in their groups using different ball manipulations as they cross the box
- The two groups take it in turns to move across the field
Progression
- Add a skill that the players have to perform as they dribble across the field
- Add a shout of turn that players have to turn and accelerate back to their starting line
Progression
- Both groups go at the same time
- Any collision is 10 jumping Jacks when they get to their line
Coaches Emphasis
- Lots of touches on the ball
- Head up scanning the field
- Soft feet
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Organization
- Players in pairs line up opposite eachother in the middle of a 20x30 box
- One ball between the pair
- Pairs stand around 3 yards apart
Activity
- The players begin by throwing the ball to eachother over 3 yards
- On the coaches go the player with the ball spins and attempts to get to the end line behind them before they are tagged by their partner
- If they make the line they get a point if they get tagged then the tagger gets the point
Progression
- After 5-6 goes change the way they move the ball to passing two touch, thsi time the player with the ball when go is called leaves the ball turns and runs to the line. all other rules reamin the same
Progression
- The player on the ball when go is called spins and takes the ball with them
Progression
- The Player on teh ball when go is called tries to beat their opponent and make it to their opponents line with the ball
Emphasis
- Quick reactions
- Play on toes
- Keep the ball under control
- Awareness when dribbling