Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Observation & Reaction U12 session 3 (players copy)

Stuck in the mud dribbling

Area:

Create area 30m x 20m with cones, poles, discs etc.

Equpment:

Balls, bibs, cones, discs, poles.

Objective:

All players have a ball. The same rules apply with taggers being dictated by colour displayed by the coach. The non tagging players dtibble the ball around avoiding being tagged. The tagging colour hold the ball in their hands and have to touch the ball of an opponent with their own ball to stick them in the mud. They are not allowed to throw the ball or kick the ball . If a player is tagged then they are released by a non tagging player nutmegging them. Once again, if the colour changes to a player who is stuck in the mud then they are automatically released to pick uip their ball and become a tagger.

Reaction scoring zones/match

Area:

use 5 or 6 aside size pitch.Create 4 corner zones of different colours approx 5mx5m.

Equipment:

Cones,discs, balls, bibbs

Objective:

Split players into 3 teams.Players play a possesion based game. When the coach signals the same colour as the corner with light cube or coloured disc above their head then the teams can score a point by passing the ball to a team mate into the same coloured corner. They have to have control of the ball to score the point. They can retain possesion and pass out to a team mate.They do not have to give up possesion because they have scored. The coahc will constantly change the colour to ensure the players are constantly scanning thier surroundings. The team off the pitch are observing and being involoved in a discussion.

Progression:

1) to encourage movement put a restriction that a player can only score by being on the move and moving into the space to recieve and not be stood static in the scoring zone to receive.

Keypoints:

Ensure players are constantly scanning to observe the changes. Players who react quickest to the changes will have an edge. Especially when the change is from regular match to scoring zones.