Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): BU8 Gym Session_SSG Activities (Start Time: 2018-12-10 18:05:00)

Warm Up - Physical Literacy Activities (10 mins)

Warmup Activities:

4 groups x 3-4 players/group

Each group will rotate through each activity

1. Ladder work - quick step in each cone

2. Cones - Bunny hop over cones

3. Ladder work - 2 steps in each cone

4. Cones - side shuffles to cones

Then each line will do ball mastery to the end cone and back - inside/outside, bells, forward toe taps, sole roles

SSG 2 - Knock the Ball (25 mins)

Organization:

Area - Full Gym, 6 cones, 3 on each end line,  with a ball on each cone; play 3 teams of 5 - 2 pinnies & 1 non pinnie

Activity:

1. 2 teams play 5 v 5; third team plays as neutral on the outside

2. Teams look to possess and move the ball around the field with the objective to knock a ball off the end line cone they are attacking 

3.  To knock a ball off the cone, attacking players must be past the half way line

4.  First team to knock all 3 balls off, stay on the field; the losing team swaps out to now play as neutrals

Progression:

1.  Can knock ball off of the cone from anywhere on the field 

Key Possession Principles:

1. Communication/Eye Contact

2. Movement/Angles to receive the ball & get into space - create width/depth

3. Patient in possession - Play forward - quick to switch the play/transition - when to pass/dribble

4. Support the man

5. Support the ball