by Neetu | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required:
Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person
Activity Description:
- Twist hips to one side
- Twist hips to the other side
- Keep arms still as hips are twisted
- Keep the upper body facing forward throughout
Progression
EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope
HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward
CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row
by Neetu | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required:
Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person
Activity Description
- Jump one foot forward and one foot back
- Jump the opposite foot forward and opposite foot back
- Repeat
Progression
EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope
HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward
CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row?
Can you put three different skills together into a sequence
by Neetu | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required
Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person
Activity Description
- Jump with feet shoulder-width apart (as with Jumping Jacks)
- Cross the feet one way
- Cross the feet another way
- Repeat
Progression
EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope
HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward
CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row?
Can you put three different skills together into a sequence
by Santosh | Jun 22, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve attacking and defensive heading techniques
TEACHING CUES
- Timing of the header
- Direction of the header
- Communication between the player and the server
- Use the forehead, not the top of the head
- Players to jump for the ball to take it earlier
- Player to attack the ball for more power
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area appropriate size for age, balls and cones
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players set up as shown in the diagram.
- 3 players act as servers for 1 working player.
- The 1st server throws the ball and the working player has to make a decision on how to deal with it depending on the flight, height and speed of the ball.
- They can either head downwards through gates 3, defensively towards gates 2 or long and high defensively towards gate 1
- After 3 attempts rotate working player.
Progressions:
- Increase / decrease the distance between players, servers and the coned gates
- Working player to call for the ball
- Servers throw in a random order
- Servers to have 3 balls each so working player has 9 attempts before changing
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 22, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve control and 1st touch
TEACHING CUES
- Quality of 1st touch / soft boot
- Body shape / movement / Speed of play
- Player alert and on their toes
- Player to communicate at all times
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area, 4 cones, 3 balls for 9 players
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- In a square, 3 teams of 3 work, 2 end players and 1 working player.
- The aim of the drill is for the working player to exchange passes with his end players, dribble across the area avoiding other players and balls to pass to opposite end player.
- Continuous practice.
- Centre player works for 2 minutes then swaps with an end player.
Progressions:
- End players must take 2 touches, one to control and one to pass
- Working players to concentrate on the quality of 1st touch in the direction they want to go (in to space towards opposite end)
- Increase / decrease the size of the area
- Have a competition between the working players to see how many passes they can make to end players
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
