Thursday 9/2, 6:00P, Valley Middle School Field #2
In our fourth practice will be continuing on the skills of:

touch

ball control

dribbling

receiving

passing

positions

Three Person Drill - we will set up in groups of three.  Two people will be at one cone and one at another.  1,2..........3

First Touch drill - two lines, no one has a ball.  The first two players from each line come forward and stand about 15 feet apart from each other.  The coach will be about 15 feet away with the ball, facing one of the players.  Coach will pass the ball to one of the players and begin advancing (slowly)  on the player.  The player must receive the ball, stay in place and control the ball for 10 seconds, then pass it to the other player.  Then both players go to the end of the opposite line.

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) reminders from last time.
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.

30 min.  passing, receiving, and running drills

2-on-1 pass and shoot, with GK - two lines facing the goal(wings), with a bunch of balls by one of the lines, one line to the side of the goal (GKs), and one line to the side, half-way between the goal and the wings (defense).  The players are equally distributed among the lines.
Go - the first child in each wing line starts moving toward the goal, one dribbling the ball.  Work the ball, and then shoot.  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 - three lines facing the goal(wings), with a bunch of balls by one of the lines, one line to the side of the goal (GKs), and one line to the side, half-way between the goal and the wings (defense).  The players are equally distributed among the lines.
Go - the first child in each wing line starts moving toward the goal, one dribbling the ball.  Work the ball, and then shoot.  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) 8 vs. 8 game, no goal keeper, 2 balls, knock over cone to score (or scrimmage with another team)

   Our first game, Sat. 9/4, 10:15AM, VMS2.  Our second game, Wed. 9/8, 6PM, VMS2.

 

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