Offense
Defense
Game play
Offense
Defense
Game play
Square Dance - Everyone dribbles within one 15 yd. square.
Keep moving and use all parts of the foot. Try cut backs, pull backs,
and different fakes against imaginary opponents. Keep your head up to
not bump into teammates. Don't lose the ball.
1. Dribble to open space - try to stay spread out.
2. Move to open space - tap the ball into an open space, quickly follow and
continue dribbling.
3. Attack!: All players protect their ball while trying to kick others outside
of the square. If a player's ball is kicked out of the square they leave
the square and wait for the round to end.
Dribble and Shoot - three lines. Dribble around cones and then
shoot from penalty mark area. Retrieve ball and go to a different line.
Up the side, Center pass, Shoot - two lines near midfield, cones
diagonally toward corner. From each line: 1st player dribbles up the
side, 2nd player breaks to center. When 1st player clears the last
cone, center pass to 2nd player, who shoots as quickly as possible.
Retrieve ball and go to end of other line.
D by numbers - split the group in two, half on opposite sides
of a 10 yd square. Each side counts off, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. One
side has the ball.
Go - coach calls a number from each line. The person from the ball
side tries to dribble past the other player all the way to the other line.
The D player tries to steal the ball (or at least contain the attacker).
Both players return to their original side.
tips: 1) first no instruction.
2) offense, watch the defender's body. Dribble straight at the defender.
When they stab at the ball try to dribble behind them.
3) defense, watch the ball. Don't go for fakes. Try to stay between
the O and your goal. Be a pest.
Get There First - three lines near sideline, about 1/3 up the field.
Go - coach kicks ball towards the corner. Players 1 (offense) and 2
(defense) race for the ball and try to "cut off" the other player.
Player 3 (offense) breaks to the center without going off-sides.
If Player 1 gets the ball, try to pass to center. If Player 2 gets
the ball, try to bring it up.
Keep Away - Two teams of 3 in a 10 yd square. One team does
a throw in and dribbles and passes to keep possession of the ball while the
other team tries to steal. If stolen, try to keep-away. If the ball goes
out of bounds, throw-in and continue.
2-on-1 pass and shoot, with GK - one line at the sideline with a
bunch of balls(throw-ins), one line facing the goal(forwards), one line to
the side of the goal (GKs), and one line to the side, half-way between the
goal and the forwards (defense). The players are equally distributed
among the lines.
Go - the first child at the sideline does a throw-in to the other forward.
They then start moving toward the goal dribbling the ball. Work the
ball, and then shoot (remember to choose, and try to hit, a target).
There will be 1 defensive player (from the defense line) who will try to intercept
the pass and kick it past the attacking players, and a Goal Keeper.
Each player shifts to the end of the next line.
3-on-1 pass and shoot, with GK - one line at the sideline with a
bunch of balls(throw-ins), two lines facing the goal(forwards), one line
to the side of the goal (GKs), and one line to the side, half-way between
the goal and the forwards (defense). The players are equally distributed
among the lines.
Go - the first child at the sideline does a throw-in to the closer forward.
They then start moving toward the goal dribbling the ball. Work the
ball, and then shoot (remember to choose, and try to hit, a target).
There will be 1 defensive player (from the defense line) who will try to intercept
the pass and kick it past the attacking players, and a Goal Keeper.
Each player shifts to the end of the next line.
15 min. (or whatever works) 4 vs. 4 game, no goal keeper, knock over cone
to score (or scrimmage with another team)