Week 2U7/U8

Comfort On The Ball

Ownership • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

Dribbling – Everybody’s ItGrid 15 x 15

• Start without soccer balls• Everyone on field is “IT”• Look to tag other people in appropriate places• Add soccer balls• Keep track of how many people you tagged

Possible Coaching Points

This is a maze gameVision, where is the pressure coming from?Change of direction/speedAttacking while keeping the ball under control

Guided Question – Should I keep my head down and look at the ball or look around for sneaky people that want to tag me?

Dribbling – Builders & Bulldozers

Grid 20 x 20 Yards

• Scatter Cones All Over Grid. ½ Up and ½ Down• Split The Players Into 2 Teams• ½ Are “Builders” They Make Sure The Cones Are Right

Side Up• ½ Are “Bulldozers” They Make Sure Cones Are Upside

Down• Begin Without soccer Ball Then Have Players Dribble• Can Do All At Once To Have Continuous Activity or

Time Groups Flipping Them All “Their” WayPossible Coaching Points – Maze Game

Keep ball Close And Use Small StepsWork Together

Guided Question – Can We “Build It?” Can We “BullDoze It?” YES WE CAN!

Dribbling – Red Light, Green Light

Grid 15 x 25

• All players on one end line.• Start without soccer balls.• Coach yells “Green Light” and players move/run forward.• Coach yells “Red Light” and players stop.• Add soccer balls.

Possible Coaching Points

Keep ball under control.Coach can adjust and instead of yelling he/she can face forward or backward to signify start/stop. Encourage players to keep vision up.Be “Sneaky”Could use a player that won game as Stoplight.

4 v 4 Game Play – Practice - Play

Salvo Soccer Club utilizes the Play –Practice – Play model that is supported by U.S. Soccer.

U7/U8 Practice Model

10 minutes of Scrimmage to start30 minutes of activities20 minutes Scrimmage with your team

Keep games to 4v4 to maximize opportunities on the ball for players.

Rotate players to keep games competitive.

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