Berea
Youth Soccer Club Munchkin Soccer Academy
Players are divided
into groups of 8-10 players. Each player should have a T shirt,
Shin guards, water
and a Ball
SESSION
7 LESSON PLAN
This is the one of the last sessions
for the season. This will be where we can ask the players what games they like
the best and give them the opportunity to tell us games they like and we can do
them again. If not we have a few things planned. We want to
make sure they play as much as possible moving to 4v4
and 5 v 5 games
SHADOW TAG –
(Dribbling away from
pressure/Competitiveness/Agility)
Players dribble in an area. Try to tag another player by stepping on
their shadow (There needs to be sunshine for this activity to work). Call out their name if you tag them. If
tagged you must do “Happy Feet.” Tap on top of the ball with your feet
three times alternating left and right as fast as you can. (Demonstrate.) Then
resume dribbling and try to tag someone else.
HEADING--(Elementary heading)
Run with the ball in your hands until you approach a gate. Toss the ball
gently to your
own head and using your forehead, head the ball thru the gates. How many
can you do
in 90 seconds? Be limited in time on this activity. Heading is a skill
that comes later.
Should not be a threatening situation at this age.
GATE DRIBBLING—(Dribbling for speed/possession)
Have players dribble between gates. Use one more gate than there are
players. In 90
seconds, count the number of gates you dribbled through. Can you
increase your total
by 2? “Show me what moves you used to change direction. ...to change
speed.”
BATTLESHIPS—
(This activity introduces to players how to pass off
the dribble. It will aid the
children in being able to see a target and pass to
it.)
Each of those cones is a battleship and you destroy it by passing and
hitting the cone
with your ball. Make a noise so we know when you blew up a battleship.
Can you go
faster and still keep the ball close? How many battleships can you blow
up in 30
seconds?
UNDER THE BRIDGE--(Passing)
Two coaches hold a stick of a shirt stretched between them about waist
high. This
creates a goal. Players score by passing the ball between the coaches
and under the
stick(shirt) to their partner. Coaches are walking about the area.
Players pass to each
other or dribble and get in position to receive a pass thru the “goal.”
How many can your
team score in 3 minutes?
FREEZE TAG--(Dribbling for
possession/agility)
Coach picks two players who must chase players who are dribbling with
balls and tag
them. Players must freeze and can’t move until “unfrozen.” Pick
different ways to
unfreeze players; tag them, pass ball between legs, crawl between legs,
etc
BODY PART DRIBBLING
This activity develop dribbling and stopping the ball with different
body parts to learn how
to twist and turn the body for improved coordination.)
Can you dribble inside the square. Coach will call out different parts
of the body to stop
the ball with. Foot. Hand. Elbow. Try to keep your balance. Stomach.
Shoulder. You
have to twist on that one. Head. Bottom. Next, the coach will call out
two parts of the
body to use to stop the ball. Both knees. Both hands. One shoulder, one
elbow. Can
you figure this out? One knee, one elbow.
4 v 4/ 5 v 5 GAME TO GOALS—
Make the fields about 20-25 yards long.
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