Offensive and Defensive skills
rules review
Positions
Offensive and Defensive skills
rules review
Positions
180 dribbles - 4 lines around a small square, each player has a ball.
Go - the first player from each line dribbles until their ball just crosses
inside the square, then executes a 180 by pulling back on the top of
the ball with the bottom of their foot. Dribble back to the end of
their line.
Meatgrinder - same setup as 180s, except each player dribbles through
the square and goes to the end of the opposite line.
One on One - set up 5 (or so) thin rectangles with one player at
each end. Each child in the defender side 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.
Never Give Up, Never Surrender! - 3 cones, the first
about 30 yds beyond the penalty mark, then two 5 yds beyond that. Closest
cone to the goal is the O line and they have the ball. The other 2
cones are D lines. Go - O dribbles toward goal for a shot, while 1st
defender pursues from behind. D1 must reach and slow down O player.
O player cannot shot until she is in the goal box. After a couple
of seconds, allow 2nd defender to pursue and help. This simulates what
happens when an offensive player passes a defender. The defender must
pursue and not give up!
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.
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.
Passes from coach can be "sloppier" to allow the players to work with
bouncing or higher balls.
Up the side, Center pass, Shoot - two lines near midfield, cones
diagonally toward corner. From each line: 1st player goes to sideline
and does a throw-in to 2nd player. 2nd player dribbles up the side,
1st player breaks to center. When 2nd player clears the last cone,
center pass to 1st player, who shoots as quickly as possible. Retrieve
ball and go to end of other line. from the pass (no dribbling). Retrieve
ball and go to other line.
revision a) 3 player - 1 throws-in to 2 near mid-field while 3 runs down
the line. 1 runs to the far post. 2 passes down to 3, then
runs toward the near post. 3 cross-passes to 1 or 2, then shoot.
b) add a GK, then 1 or 2 can either shoot or pass.
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2-on-1 pass and shoot, with D and 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.
15 min. (or whatever works) 7 vs. 7 game, goal keeper (or scrimmage with
another team)