Driving test 6th July 2013

Warm Up

“Driving Test”. Every player starts with a ball, dribbling around. There will be a number of cones, poles and goals set up in a big ‘arena’. When I shout “down the country lane” the players have to head for the nearest line of cones and weave in and out as if driving down a windy country lane. When I shout “down the motorway” they have to head for the big line of cones and run as fast as they can from one end to the other keeping the ball under control. When I shout “Fill up with petrol” they have to run to the nearest coach and pick up a coloured cone then carry it around. When I shout “park the car” they have to run to the nearest one of four goals and shoot the ball in then sit down next to the goal. Then they get up when we tell them, collect ball from goal and carry on. That’s the idea. It will probably be one of those ‘complete chaos’ games but that should make it fun J

 

Skills Session “Star Wars – The U6s Strike Back”.

Let’s get the Star Wars masks out again shall we? J  This time I’ll attach them to some short poles and we’ll set up a little dribbling and shooting session for groups of 4. No goalkeepers but instead they have to shoot the ball and try to hit Darth Vader or the Storm Trooper.

 

Matches

Only one skills session this week then straight into matches. Same groups of 4 as in the skills session. I will try to arrange teams before Saturday. I’m keeping track of who was with who each week so we mix it up and see who plays well with who.

 

Penalty Competition

After the matches, on the same pitch, each player gets to take 3 penalties. Top scorers from each pitch go through to the final which will take place in one goal with everyone watching.

Give and go 15th June 2013

Subject: RE: Saturday Training Session - 15th June 2013

 

This is what I was thinking for Saturday morning:

 

Warm Up

Dribbling Relay. TEAMS OF THREE. This means we will probably have as many as 8 or 10 teams so we’ll need to make sure we get them nicely spread out and lots of help from coaches. First player dribbles as quickly as possible to a cone then goes around it before dribbling back and passing to next player. When all players have had TWO runs they all sit down and we will have bronze, silver and gold. We could say that on their first go they have to go round the cone anti-clockwise (so with the inside of the right foot) then the second time they have to go clockwise (with outside of right foot)

 

Skills Session 1 “Give and Go”.

This is passing-based and involves teams of 6 players. Player 1 has to dribble a ball and when they reach the cone they have to pass around it to Player 2 who receives and passes it back around the back of the cone. Like a one-two around a defender. They then run to the end and come back but the other Player 2 starts with the ball. We will demo this but I think it will be good.

 

Skills Session 2 “Numbers Game”

We should all be familiar with this one now. One slight alteration is that players can score at EITHER END which should make it much quicker to get a result. Players not involved MUST STAND TO THE SIDE of the goal, not in or behind the goal.

 

Matches

Normal rules apply but we need a passing champion from each game. Coaches will need to help players keep count fairly.

 

Penalties if we have time.

Passing corridor 8th June 2013

Subject: Saturday Training Session - 8th June 2013

 

 

Warm Up

One-Two game. Each coach will have a coloured bib to give out to whoever they think is the best passer to come and join the coaches. I’m not going to be involved in this session as I want to look at who is there and think about teams for matches.

 

Skills Session 1 – “Passing Corridor”

Break up into 3 or 4 separate groups of hopefully even numbers. Cones laid out in a really wide corridor, offset from each other. 2 kids have to run down outside of the corridor passing to each other until the end….then run back as fast as they can before the next two take off. I’ll demo this to everyone.

 

Skills Session 2 – “Return to Sender”

Same groups. Similar to the game where we threw the ball out and they had to run after it, control it and bring it back. This time we will do 1 or 2 rounds of that and then mix it up by telling two players to go at once and see who can bring it back first and put foot on ball. Tackling allowed etc.

 

Matches

Normal rules apply but we will be counting the number of consecutive passes and the winning team will get a prize!

 

Penalties if we have time.

Star Wars 25th May 2013

Warm Up
“Star Wars – Revenge of the U6s”
I will be Darth Vader, other coaches are StormTroopers. The StormTroopers have to protect Darth Vader.
Kids have to dribble their ball around and try to get past StormTroopers before shooting the ball at Darth Vader.
Warning – I may make some masks for this as long as it doesn’t scare the kiddies J

Skills Session 1
“Control and Dribbling”
This will be a fast-moving game where we split down into 2 or 3 groups. Coach and players line up on halfway line.
Coach rolls ball away from player who has 10 seconds to run, get ball under control, turn and dribble back to coach and put foot on ball.
That player then goes to back of queue and next one goes. Try reducing time for better players if needed.

Skills Session 2
“Striking a moving ball”
Another fast-moving game in the same groups as above. One players starts in goal, others line up on halfway line.
Coach rolls or kicks ball into path of player as he/she runs in. Player has to try and strike first time and score.
That player then goes in goal and keeper goes to back of queue unless we have 3 keepers who want to stay in goal all the time for practice.

Passing Matches
Hopefully numbers will allow us to do 3 a side and no more but if we have to do 4 a side on the odd pitch that’s fine. Emphasis on passing. Either prizes to the ‘passing champion’ in each match The player in each match who makes the most passes. Tricky to keep count though) or the team that strings together the most consecutive passes. Not sure which one to go with – any thoughts?

Penalties at the end if we have time.

Sprinting tips

Saturday 11th May training octonauts and nominated strikers

Warm Up
Just a quick jog to get hearts pumping

Sound The OctoAlert (this will be good if it’s raining)
All kids have a football and start off dribbling normally. Coaches are spread out to help and encourage.
There are 4 numbers and corresponding actions they have to remember:
Number 1 = “Octonauts - through the tunnel” (kids have to pass the ball through nearest coaches legs and hi-five on the way through)
Number 2 = “Octonauts - switch balls” (kids have to leave their ball and go and find another. Chaos!)
Number 3 = “Octonauts - drag-back”. Change direction by putting studs on ball and dragging back to go in the opposite direction (Mario thought I was joking)
Number 4 = “Octonauts – to the HQ” and they have to score in any of the goals and then race back to the parents for a drink.

I think it will be carnage but loads of fun!!!! J

Shooting and Keeping
We’ve not done penalties for a while so I want to slot this in before matches.
Split all players into four groups
Anyone who enjoyed the keeper coaching last week can go in goal. Rory can pick the best four volunteers as keepers
Quite wide goals as I’d like to encourage penalty takers to hit the corners and keepers to predict and dive
Literally one after the other, taking penalties. I’d really like coaches to constructively tell kids what they could have done better.
More power, foot over the ball, shoot with laces, hit the corners, EYE ON THE BALL, longer run up, foot through the ball etc

Matches
One major difference this week. Whichever coach is overseeing the match will, at the start of the match and after each goal, tell the other members of each team who they have to set up for a goal. If anyone else scores it doesn’t count, the sole objective is to set the nominated player up.

Saturday 4th May Session 2 West Wycombe

Started with traffic lights with yellow as using outside of the foot.

4 pitches laid out with gaps between.  3 on 3 session where we called out different numbers to get different players competing for the ball.

Goalie breakout session.  12 children in groups of 4 with 3 coaches.  Started off just throwing the ball  and asked children to get hands behind the ball.  Second part was similar but children had to dive on the ball after they saved it.

Matches at end were 4 on 4.