Players are divided
into groups of 8-10 players. Each player should have a T shirt,
Shin guards, water
and a Ball
SESSION
5 LESSON
FREEZE!—
Players will dribble their balls in an area. The coach will call
“Freeze!” and the players must strike a frozen pose like the coach. Freeze with
your foot on a ball and your hands on your head. Freeze while kneeling on the
ground with your forehead on the ball. Designate a player to do a “FREEZE” and
everyone must copy their goofy pose. (Bent at the waist with legs spread and
hands on the ball...Sitting on the ball...Laying on your back with the ball on
your chest....)
SHARKS AND MINNOWS (Target
Game/Dribbling for Penetration)
(They do love to be chased!!) Players stand on a line and face the
finish line about 20 yards away. They must then run across the space without
being eaten by the Shark. The coach acts as the Shark. Do it without the ball
the first time. Then use the ball.
PASSING WITH PACE
Can you pass your ball from this line and have it “KISS” the cone. Try
to get the ball to stop right at the cone or gently touch it and stay close. (Can also use a ball, a bag, coach’s feet, etc.) Looking for pace. Place some cones up-side-down and put a
long distance away. Can you hit the cones from a distance? Looking
to improve strength of kicking.
RED LIGHT / GREEN LIGHT
Players are lined up with a ball at their feet about 20 yards away. Coach turns his/her back and calls out “GREEN LIGHT.”
Players dribble under control. As the coach calls “RED LIGHT” and turns around,
any player who is moving or whose ball is moving must go back to the line.
Winner is player who can touch coach without getting caught moving.
GATES (Maze Game/Dribbling w/
vision)
Set out 7 gates using cones about 2 yards apart. (One more gate than
players.) Ask players to see how many gates they can dribble thru in one
minute. Ask each player for number. Ask them to go faster and see if they can
improve their total by 2. Add conditions. Can only dribble with the right foot,
left foot only, inside of foot, outside... Pick up the cones. Now players are
dribbling in the same area. When the coach says, “CHANGE SPEED” the players
should go from slow to fast. When the coach says, “CHANGE DIRECTION” the players
should change direction. Demonstrate moves to change direction. Have them show
moves to change speed/direction.
“GET OUT OF HERE” --
(Speed
dribbling) All balls are placed at the feet of the coach. The coach will throw
the balls out 10-15 feet and the players must bring the balls back as quickly
as possible. The coach wins if he can throw out all the balls in 1 minute. The
players win if they can make sure the coach still has at least one ball at his
feet. The coach calls out, “Get out of here,” as he/she
throws out the balls.
4 v 4 GAME TO GOALS—
Make the fields about 20-25 yards long. Encourage the players to shoot from a longer range and encourage shooting from the flanks or wider angles to break up the packs/bunches of players that form in front of the goals. Coach is BOSS OF THE BALLS. Keep the game moving. Put two balls in play to break up the blob around the ball. Use three balls to have more 1v1s and to allow players who are not as involved to have success. Play 2 halves 5 minutes and declare a winner. Rotate with teams from other fields and play a 2nd game… winners play winners