First Activity - Sharks & Minnows (Warm Up)
Description:
Half the players with a ball and half without in a confined area. Players with the ball are the sharks and must use laces or side of the foot to strike the ball and hit minnows below the knees. Once they are hit they are out until you get the last player. Then change roles and stretch in between.
Coaching Points:
Description:
Two goals 40 yards apart. Half of the players at each goal, standing to the right of each goal, with a ball each. One player jogs out without a ball from one goal and a player from the opposite end passes a ball for the other player to strike on goal. As soon as that player plays the pass (s)he immediately jogs toward the opposite goal to receive a pass from the next player in line at the opposite goal, who in turn will run to receive a pass from the opposite end after playing a pass. Players rotate to the opposite line after they shoot and activity is continuous.
Description:
Put players into pairs. 2V2 in an area the width of the 18-yard box and the length to top of the arc of the 18. Coach stands in the middle just behind the arc with all the balls. He plays out a ball and the pairs fight to gain possession and score on goal. They can use the neutral to combine with to try and score.
Neutral players (6) position themselves in various spots. Two down low on the goal line, one on each side of the post, one on the side to the 18-yrd box and one on each side of the coach.
Coaching Points:
Description:
Play 5V5 on a field that 50 X 40. Divide the field in half. Players will play 3 V 2 in each half with two attackers vs. three defenders. Each 5 must stay in their respective half. Two points for a goal scored in your own half (long range power shot) and one point for a goal scored in the attacking half (close range placement shot). The last 20-25 minutes, play 5V5 with no restrictions.
Coaching Points:
Description:
Half the players with a ball and half without in a confined area. Players with the ball are the sharks and must use laces or side of the foot to strike the ball and hit minnows below the knees. Once they are hit they are out until you get the last player. Then change roles and stretch in between.
Coaching Points:
- Proper Technique (side of the foot or laces)
- Preparation
- Placement VS Power
Description:
Two goals 40 yards apart. Half of the players at each goal, standing to the right of each goal, with a ball each. One player jogs out without a ball from one goal and a player from the opposite end passes a ball for the other player to strike on goal. As soon as that player plays the pass (s)he immediately jogs toward the opposite goal to receive a pass from the next player in line at the opposite goal, who in turn will run to receive a pass from the opposite end after playing a pass. Players rotate to the opposite line after they shoot and activity is continuous.
- First 5 minutes players must strike the ball one or two touch using side of the foot.
- Next 5 minutes must take two touches or more and strike the ball with laces.
- Change location of players to practice different angles of approach and the using the opposite or weaker foot.
- Proper technique (side of the foot or laces)
- Angle of approach
- Preparation touch
- Plant foot pointing at the target
- Run through the ball
- Follow through
- Land on your kicking foot
- Placement VS Power
Description:
Put players into pairs. 2V2 in an area the width of the 18-yard box and the length to top of the arc of the 18. Coach stands in the middle just behind the arc with all the balls. He plays out a ball and the pairs fight to gain possession and score on goal. They can use the neutral to combine with to try and score.
Neutral players (6) position themselves in various spots. Two down low on the goal line, one on each side of the post, one on the side to the 18-yrd box and one on each side of the coach.
Coaching Points:
- Proper Technique
- Placement VS Power
- Preparation Touch
- Freeing yourself up
- Opportunistic
Description:
Play 5V5 on a field that 50 X 40. Divide the field in half. Players will play 3 V 2 in each half with two attackers vs. three defenders. Each 5 must stay in their respective half. Two points for a goal scored in your own half (long range power shot) and one point for a goal scored in the attacking half (close range placement shot). The last 20-25 minutes, play 5V5 with no restrictions.
Coaching Points:
- Tactical application of the previous coaching points