Theme: Dribbling to keep Possession
Week #2
Theme: Dribbling to keep
Possession
JUSC U5/U6 Curriculum Picture
Organization
Coaching Points
Crab Soccer – 20 minutes The players start at one end of the grid with the coach or a selected player sitting in the crab position in the center of the field. The players aim to dribble to the opposite end of the grid with the coach trying to kick the balls off the field while staying in the crab position. Any player caught joins the coach in the middle of the field and the game continues. The last player to get caught wins the game. Repeat with different players in the center.
Why play Crab Soccer? : o It’s fun o Players keep ball close so they are able to keep the ball o Players learn to “change direction“, as they approach the crabs o Keep your “head up“, so you can see where the crabs are
Chain Game –20 minutes The players have a ball each and line up at one end of the field. The coaches or two selected players stand in the center and form a chain by joining hands. If the chain is broken the players must join hands again before they continue with the game. The players aim to dribble past the two defenders in the center to the opposite end of the field. If a player’s ball is kicked out of play they must join the chain or form a new chain. The last player left in at the end of the game is the winner.
Why play the Chain Game? : o It’s fun o Players keep ball close so they are able to keep the ball o Players learn to “change direction“, as they approach the chain o Keep your “head up“, so you can see where the chain is
Play 3v3 – 20 minutes • • •
Play 3v3 30x20 yards No Throw ins, Pass or Dribble In when ball goes out of bounds.
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Let the kids play and enjoy Observe Coach players off the ball Pass in or dribble in when the ball goes out of bounds.
Theme: Dribbling to keep
Possession
JUSC U5/U6 Curriculum Picture
Organization
Coaching Points
Crab Soccer – 20 minutes The players start at one end of the grid with the coach or a selected player sitting in the crab position in the center of the field. The players aim to dribble to the opposite end of the grid with the coach trying to kick the balls off the field while staying in the crab position. Any player caught joins the coach in the middle of the field and the game continues. The last player to get caught wins the game. Repeat with different players in the center.
Why play Crab Soccer? : o It’s fun o Players keep ball close so they are able to keep the ball o Players learn to “change direction“, as they approach the crabs o Keep your “head up“, so you can see where the crabs are
Chain Game –20 minutes The players have a ball each and line up at one end of the field. The coaches or two selected players stand in the center and form a chain by joining hands. If the chain is broken the players must join hands again before they continue with the game. The players aim to dribble past the two defenders in the center to the opposite end of the field. If a player’s ball is kicked out of play they must join the chain or form a new chain. The last player left in at the end of the game is the winner.
Why play the Chain Game? : o It’s fun o Players keep ball close so they are able to keep the ball o Players learn to “change direction“, as they approach the chain o Keep your “head up“, so you can see where the chain is
Play 3v3 – 20 minutes • • •
Play 3v3 30x20 yards No Throw ins, Pass or Dribble In when ball goes out of bounds.
• • • •
Let the kids play and enjoy Observe Coach players off the ball Pass in or dribble in when the ball goes out of bounds.
