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2. FETCH
[10-15]
a. Players take a ball (their ball?) from the magic circle and hand
to the coach with two hands.
b. The coach tosses the ball and asks the players to bring it back
however they want, but they must pick the ball up and hand it,
with two hands, to the coach.
i.
Prevent collisions by choosing where to throw.
ii.
Try not to throw the balls too far
c. Progress the fetch game to utilize various body parts.
i.
Players must bring the ball back using one hand holding their ball to their head, etc.
ii.
Eventually progress the game to using feet to bring the ball back (the body part for soccer), but players
must pick up and hand the ball to the coach with two hands.
iii.
Players must bring the ball back using exactly 5 touches (this begins to introduce the concept of weight on
the ball), or 3, etc.
3. HOME BASE
[10]
Why is it important for soccer players to be able to use their body in a variety of ways?
Why is it important for soccer players to be aware of when and where the ball is near their body?
What are some strategies you used to avoid the balls of other players?
1. What worked or did not work and why?
What are some strategies you used to smash other balls/cones?
1. What worked or did not work and why?
5. DRAGONS KEEP
[10-15]
6. ZIG-ZAG
[15]
Why is it important for soccer players to be able to change the direction of their dribble?
Why is it important for soccer players to be aware of how much weight to put on the ball?
7. HOSPITAL TAG
[10]
What are some strategies you used to avoid being tagged by other players?
1. What worked or did not work and why?
What are some strategies you used to tag other players?
1. What worked or did not work and why?
8. JUNKYARD
[10]
a. Create two 20x20m grid (the midfield of each Funio field is 20x20m)
that all players must stay within.
b. Each player needs a ball.
c. Divide the players into two equal groups, and each group should
occupy a 20x20m grid.
i.
Each grid should have the same number of balls.
d. When signaled, players should pass the ball to the opposite grid, while trying to keep the other sides balls from
their grid.
i.
Players must stay in their grid.
ii.
Players should try to keep the balls within the grids
iii.
Coaches should help keep errant balls in play.
iv.
Point out and compliment players who are on their toes (not flat footed), passing into open space rather
than crowded space, using the inside of their foot to strike the ball, planting their foot next to the ball, etc.
9. SURVIVOR
[10-15]