Offensive and Defensive skills
rules review
Goal Keeping
Positions
Offensive and Defensive skills
rules review
Goal Keeping
Positions
Quick Shot and Give and Go - two lines behind the 18 yd line.
One coach on each side of penalty area. (for Give and Go: Player first
passes to coach) Coach executes centering pass and player shoots directly
from the pass (no dribbling). Retrieve ball and go to other line. Rotate
players to the coach position so they make the 1-touch pass.
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.
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.
Keep Away - Two teams of 3 in a 5 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.
rules and positions
what not to do; free kicks; off sides; touchlines; out of bounds; throw-ins;
goal kick; corner kick
we will briefly cover the positions of Forward, Midfield, Fullback, Stopper,
Sweeper, and Goal Keeper.
Goal Keeping
Drill 1 - each child will stand opposite a partner, with one ball for
each pair of players. The first player will roll the ball to the second,
and that player will practice scooping the ball and bringing it into the
body. Then player 2 will roll the ball to player 1.
Drill 2 - same as drill one, except high bounce or throw the ball to
chest height.
Drill 3 - same as drill two, except throw the ball to head height.
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.
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. 
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) 7 vs. 7 game, goal keeper (or scrimmage with
another team)