Defense
Game play
Defense
Game play
Warm Up - Juggling - foot and knee juggling - around the world
2v2 - 2 large areas w/ 2 lines each. First player in each line
is D, second two are O. O starts w/ ball. 1. no instruction.
2. explain 1 player must go to ball, remind: get in the way, be a pest,
slow down the O. 3. demo cover and support positions, and cover and
support switch (show O1 beating D1 and "killer" pass).
3-on-1 (2) 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.
(If time) Corner Kicks - on D: GK at near post; D past near
6 yd corner, top of 6 yd box, and far post; Mids on kicker and at PK spot;
F past 18. on O: F: 1 kick, 1 near 6 yd, 1 mid 6 yd; Mids: 1 plays short
pass, 1 at PK; D: at least one past midfield.
and Goal Kicks - 2 D in the box, 1 person in goal, mids in receiving
position, forwards upfield
Half-Court with Support - Use the penalty box for the field
dimensions. One goalie, 2 teams of 4 players, and one support player at
the top of the box.
Normal soccer rules apply except:
1. The support player can only move side to side at the top of the box
providing support to the team with possession.
2. A team, after winning possession, must make at least one pass to the
support player before attacking the goal.
3. Innacurate passes to the support player results in a restart by the
support player to the other team.
4. The keeper must throw or kick (goalkicks also) to the team which did
not have possession before he touched the ball.
5. The keeper cannot throw or kick to the support player.
6. Players can throw-in to the support player.
Tips: Encourage teams to attack from the wings and switch the point of
attack using the support player. For younger teams it usually works
better if the support player is a coach or one of the better players.
var 1) use different number of players in the game.
var 2) use more than one support player (perhaps assigned to a specific
team).
Penalty Kicks
15 min. scrimmage with other team