BACK
- Players in groups of 3 or 4 (Put similarly skilled players together)
- One player is leader
- Players follow the leader in zigzag paths within a designated space
- Use inside of foot, instep, bottom of foot to move ball
- Rotate leader
COACHING POINTS
- Look where you are going
- Maintain control of ball
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Choose one player or coach to be Simon
- Simon demonstrates dribbling skills using the traditional “Simon Says …..”
COACHING POINTS
- Heads up to watch what Simon is doing
- Listen to team mates/ coach
- React to changing situations
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- Set up a circle, the goal box, or some other space with designate edges
- Two players are sharks (no ball), the rest are fish (one ball apiece)
- Fish “swim” in tank”, dribbling their balls
- Sharks try to kick fish’s balls out of area
- When kicked out, fish retrieve ball
- After performing some activity (ball touches, jumping jacks, counting to 10 backwards [have fun here]) players return to circle
COACHING POINTS
- Watch out for defenders (sharks)
- Dribbling speed
- Each player has a ball
- Line up on the baseline (even with the goal)
- When coach turns back it’s a green light (players dribble toward half field)
- When coach faces players it’s a red light (players must stop)
- Player that fails to freeze returns to goal line or to previous position (at coaches discretion)
- Drill is complete when players reach coach
COACHING POINTS
- Starting and Stopping
- Ball control
- Players pair up, One ball per pair
- All players stay within a defined area (e.g. penalty box)
- Players stay 5-10 yards apart
- Players move around box (early practices, players may be stationary)
- Players pass to each other
COACHING POINTS
- Watch for and avoid other pairs and balls
- Make good passes, on the ground, to your team mate
- Players make a circle
- Two players defend in the center – center players join hands
- Outside player score one point for 5 consecutive passes
- Two headed monster scores 2 points for clearing the ball outside of circle
COACHING POINTS
- Team work by players in the center
- Passing and trapping by players on the outside of the circle
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- Players pair up
- One player starts with the ball, the other player defends
- Dribble ball toward goal
- Score on either side of goal
- Swap offense to defense when possession changes, or when one player scores a goal
COACHING POINTS
- Make a move on the defender
- Transition from defense to offense (O to D) when ball changes possession
- 3 players on offense
- 2 players on defense
- Goalie plays for defense
- Offense plays with a man advantage, and attacks the goal
COACHING POINTS
- Take advantage of superior numbers by passing to the open player
- Defense – One marks a player one splits the difference between the other two players
- Coach drops hat (or other target) about 7-8 yards from goal in center of goal
- Players cross from side of field
- Dribble ball forward and kick toward hat
- Shooters start at top of penalty box
- Shoot on goalie first time (no trapping)
- Add a defender if appropriate to team skills
COACHING POINTS
- Game situation, know where to cross
- Game situation, first time shot to goal
- Players are assigned pairs, each pair is assigned a nationality from world cup teams – try to make teams even (e.g. Team A is America [USA], Team B is Brazil, Team C is Chile, Team D is Denmark)
- One “team” takes corner kicks
- Other teams are trying to score goals
- Keep score by team
- Rotate corner kickers
COACHING POINTS
- Aggressive to ball
- Shoot first time, directing ball toward goal
- Quality corner kicks (7-8 yards from goal in center of goal)
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- Three players in a rough square on offense
- One player in the middle on defense
- When the ball is passed, the opposite player must move into a “passing lane” – an open space where (s)he can receive the ball
- Based on the ball position, offensive players must move to receive the ball.
- Defender attempts to intercept.
- When ball is intercepted the offensive player “at fault” moves into the center
COACHING POINTS
- Offensive players move into a passing lane to receive the ball
- Defensive player anticipates passes and capitalizes on poor traps
