Tues. Aug 29, 6P, Valley Middle School Field #1
In our second practice will be continuing on the skills of:

Offense
And introducing:
Defense
Rules of the Game
The structure of the practice will be (approx.):
Ball Handling
Ball Roll - with the bottom of the foot: front and back; side to side; in a small circle.
Tick Tock - pass the ball from the inside of the left foot to the inside of the right
Hat Dance - lightly touch the ball with the bottom of the left foot, then hop to touch the ball with the bottom of the right foot.
Juggling - bounce the ball off your knee as many times in a row as you can.

Heading the ball - Coach will demonstrate the skill.  Then boys will line up and head back a ball tossed by coach.  Finally, try head juggling. We will not be using heading as a regular technique in games, however, it is important to know the correct skill.

Dribble and Shoot - three lines.  Dribble around cones and then shoot from penalty mark area.  Retrieve ball and go to a different line.

Defensive principles:  When the other team has the ball, everyone on our team is playing defense!  You should know where the other team's players are.  If a player in your area has the ball, 1) get in the way, 2) be a pest, and 3) try to take the ball away (but without letting them get past you).  No slide tackles!  They are dangerous (to the other player, to you, and they don't work).

One on One four lines total, 2 across from each other.  2 lines are offense, 2 are defense.  Each child in the defender lines has a ball.
Go - the defender passes to the offense.  Then the offence tries to dribble past the defense.  When O has dribbled to the D cone the playes go to the end of the other line.
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.

Rules - what not to do; free kicks; off sides; touchlines; out of bounds; throw-ins; goal kick; corner kick

2-on-1 pass and target shoot, no GK - two lines, with a bunch of balls by one of the lines.
Go - the first child in each line starts moving toward the goal, one dribbling the ball.  Three passes, and then shoot and try to hit the cone that is set up in the goal..  This time there will be 1 defensive player (or the coach) who will try to intercept the pass and kick it past the attacking players.  Both players go to the end of the opposite line.

15 min. (or whatever works) 7 vs. 7 game, 2 goal keepers, 2 balls! (or scrimmage with another team)

   Team name: We need to vote on our team name.
   Next practice, Sat. Sept 2, 9A, VMS 1
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