Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U4-U10 Dribbling

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Nathan Mason
Name: Nathan Mason
City: Columbia
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Arrival Game

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Arrival Game (10 mins)

A Tag Game

Sharks and Minnows, Beginning to 5-10 mins in 

So they are not standing and active right away. The red player is a shark, the black players are dribbling to the other side in a 30x30 yd grid, if the shark tags a minnow that minnow becomes a shark next round. The game goes until there's only 1 minnow left


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skills

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Skills (15 mins)

Open Space area

1, Turns, tricks, lifts, rolls, moves, red light green light, show a cool move

10 mins


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Obstacle Course - Olympic Relay

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Obstacle Course - Olympic Relay (10 mins)

Organization: 5-7 races 

- players split into 4 groups 3 (or 3 groups of 4)

Procedure:

- players race through 4 stages of the obstacle course, performing a variety of fundamental skills (i.e.: forward/backward running, skipping, hopping, bear crawls, frog jumps, lateral shuffles etc.)

Coaching Points:

- team competition, fun, ball control, motor development 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Animal Dribbling

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Animal Dribbling (10 mins)

Show me what a turtle does( slow touches)? Show me what a cheetah does ( fast)? Show me what a rabbit does (med speed)?

Rabbit, Turtle, Cheetah (40x40 grid or larger), 5-7 mins 

Coach yells the names of the above. (every 25-30 secs)

They will show the Coach - 

Rabbit- jog dribble, turtle - slow dribbling, or cheetah speed dribbling.

Big toe, big toe, head up, small tight touches, longer touches for speed dribble into space, change of speed and direction

Progression to make harder 

1. Shorten the grid

2. name out names quicker 10-15 secs


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Soccer Golf

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Soccer Golf (10 mins)

10-15 mins

Soccer Golf - MAKE SURE kids spread out and don't hit each other, CALL NAMES so then they can "kick". 

Go around the field/park, and make a target to go to.

Could be a pole, post, lawnchair, goal, lines (anything you can go to)

See how many shots/passes it takes.

Just like Golf, go around 5-6 "holes"

Coaching Points - Shot - toe down, ankle locked, drive thru the ball

Pass - when close to the object (HOLE) - toe up, heel down, ankle locked


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): World Cup

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World Cup (10 mins)

Last 10 mins 

Play World Cup to End  - NO ELIMINATION, They just get points for goals

Throw balls out and every man for themself. When they score you throw a new ball in.

Kids will bunch up and run into each other and that's ok, FOR FUN!!!!


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