Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Coach Education RWB and Ball Manipulation Rec U7-U12

King/Queen of the Ring (10 mins)

Dribbling/Shielding

Organization:

All players have a ball each and are placed in a circle approx 15m in diameter.

Procedure:

Players dribble their ball ensuring that the ball is always moving. On coaches command all players keep their own under control while attempting to kick other players balls out of the circle. If a players ball is kicked from the circle, they can return after 10 toe taps.

NOTE: If children are too young to understand, have the parents play as well. This can help the children understand how to play the game as they will be immitating their parents movements.

Emphasis: Movement skills and dribbling

Additional Notes: Make sure to adapt to the level of play of the players at your field. Each child understand things differently

Two Gates (10 mins)

Organization

- Set up two cone gates One either side of the goal

- In between the two gates add a group of defenders

- At a cone 10 yards in front of the gates opposite the defenders, add a line of attackers

Activity

- The attacking players attempt to to run through either of the two gates to earn a point

- The defending players attempt to tag the attacker to earn a point

- Players switch end after each go

Progression

- The attacking players have a ball at their feet and attempt to dribble through the gates without being tackled.

Coaches Emphasis

- Change of Direction

- Encouraging the players to use different speeds

- Keep the ball tight when dribbling

- Try and keep head up

- Simple fakes

Guards (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