Offense
Defense
Rules of the Game
Offense
Defense
Rules of the Game
Square Dance - Everyone dribbles within one 15 yd. square.
Keep moving
and use all parts of the foot. Try cut backs, pull backs, and different
fakes against
imaginary opponents. Keep your head up to not bump into teammates.
Don't
lose the ball.
1. Dribble to open space - try to stay spread out.
2. Move to open space - tap the ball into an open space, quickly follow
and
continue dribbling.
3. Attack!: All players protect their ball while trying to kick others
outside of the
square. If a player's ball is kicked out of the square they leave the
square and wait
for the round to end.
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 only occaisionally use heading as a regular technique
in games, however, it is important to know the correct skill.
3 Zone MitM - Divide rectangle into 3 zones (2 ends and
a middle), with equal players in each zone. The outside zone players
try to pass the ball to the other outside zone while the inside zone players
try to intercept the ball. If the inside players get the ball they
swtch with the group who had kicked it. Keep the ball on the ground.
1) No instruction.
2) Can pass within zone as much as needed.
3) One player from the inside zone can invade an outside zone.
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).
Zone Passing - Divide the large square into two equal zones
with 4 players on each of 2 teams (one with pinnies). Gold starts with
the ball, all 4 players in one zone plus two of the other players.
Count the number of successful passes. If the ball goes out of
bounds or Red intercepts, Red gets the ball and passes to their zone.
2 Gold players follow Red to their zone and the game continues. Swap
for the resting players.
Team D - pressure, support, balance
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.
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, 2 goal keepers, 2 balls! (or
scrimmage with another team)