by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve shooting, and scoring ability.
TEACHING CUES
- Player B’s lay off should be timed correctly so player A can run onto it and shoot.
- Player A should concentrate on keeping their head and knee over the ball to keep the shot low.
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
1 goal, 2 cones
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Player A starts with a ball.
- They pass it to a player B who is standing around the edge of the 18 yard area.
- Player B lays the ball off in 1 or 2 touches.
- After player A passes to player B they make a move towards the goal and shoot 1st time from player B’s lay off.
- Switch player B so everyone gets a chance to shoot.
Progressions:
- Add a goalkeeper and maybe a defender.
- Player B chips for a volley
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Sports, Soccer
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling technique
TEACHING CUES
- What part of the boot to use (inside for dribbling, outside when running with ball in open areas)
- The distance the ball should be away from the dribblers feet
- Head up / vision / awareness
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area, 6 cones, each player has a ball
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players split in to 2 teams.
- Cones of 2 different colours are placed randomly around the area.
- On the coach’s command the players dribble with the ball and turn over as many of the opposition’s cones, whilst also turning back over their own cones and keeping control of the ball in 1 minute.
- Both sides can go at the same time. Continuous practice.
- The team with the least cones upside down wins.
Progressions:
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Place cones around the outside of the area, when a player turns a cone over they must dribble around an outer cone before turning over another cone
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Sports, Soccer
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling technique
TEACHING CUES
- What part of the boot to use
- How to shield the ball from opposition
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Players encouraged to use both feet
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area, 1 ball for each player, cones and slalom poles.
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players dribble from the starting point through the cone gates, round the top cone
- Then in and out of the line of cones.
- Keeping the ball close under control.
- Continuous practice.
Progressions:
- Players to use weaker foot only
- Make the distance between the cones smaller or larger
- Add defender instead of top cone
- Players to go opposite way around activity
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 18, 2020 | Soccer, Sports
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling technique
TEACHING CUES
- What part of the boot to use (inside for dribbling, outside when running with ball in open areas).
- The distance the ball should be away from the dribblers feet.
- Head up / vision / awareness.
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area, 8 cones, 2 balls
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players dribble with the ball to the 1st cone, turn and dribble back to starting cone.
- They then turn and dribble to the 2nd cone and back, then the 3rd cone and back.
- The player stops the ball on the line and the next player repeats the practice.
- Both sides can go at the same time.
- Continuous practice.
Progressions:
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Add more cones or increase distances between them
- Have a race between the teams
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 17, 2020 | Sports, Soccer
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling technique
TEACHING CUES
- What part of the boot to use when dribbling (inside, outside, sole)
- Head up / vision / awareness
- Encourage players to use both feet
- Encourage players to increase tempo.
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
- Marked area
- 3 cones
- 1 ball per player
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Players dribble around a triangle of cones for 1 minute continuously.
- They can go round in any order or direction.
- Continuous practice.
Progressions:
- Increase the distance between the cones
- Players must incorporate turns and tricks
- Add another player to dribble around the same cones
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Santosh | Jun 17, 2020 | Sports, Soccer
LEARNING OUTCOME
To improve dribbling techniques
TEACHING CUES
• Players encouraged to use both feet
• Emphasis is on keeping the ball close to feet and keeping control of the ball
• Encourage players to use tricks and pieces of skill
• Feints/drop shoulder, nutmegs, knock & run, big toe little toe, etc.
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Cones and 1 ball for each player.
SET-UP:
- Set up the cones in a marked off area, with five on the starting line and four opposite these, as shown. Between cones three and four and seven and eight, place at least four more cones.
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Dribble the ball from cone one to cone nine.
- Players dribble to cone two and back down to cone three.
- Players then dribble in and out of the cones up to cone four, dribble back to five, up to six and down to seven.
- Players then dribble in and out of the cones up to cone eight and back down to nine, then back to one and start again. 5 laps.
Progressions:
- Encourage players to run at pace
- Mirror the practice and have races
- Time each lap as a target for each player to beat
- Move cones closer together to challenge skills
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
