Thursday 6/1, 7:15P, ULP
In our fourth practice will be continuing on the skills of:

touch
ball control
dribbling
receiving
passing
positions
The structure of the practice will be (approx.):
30 min. warm up and individual skills
 
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

GO - 2 passes the ball to 3 then runs behind 3.  3 passes the ball to 1 and runs behind 1.  1 passes the ball to 2 and runs behind 2.  Continue.
 
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 - 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) 8 vs. 8 game, no goal keeper, 2 balls, knock over cone to score (or scrimmage with another team)

   Our first game, Mon. 6/5, 7:15PM, ULP.  Our second game, Wed. 6/7, 7:15PM, ULP.

 
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