September 21, 2010 U-11 Boys
Warm Up- Players lined up no more than three to a line each with a ball facing each other at a distance of 20 yards. Players dribble out to a cone 10 yards away and perform a feint or move of the coaches choosing and accelerate to the back of the opposite line. Players stretch while resting. Give 5-7 repetitions of 5-7 different moves. Possible Moves: Fake Shot push away with the outside of the foot, Lunge, Scissors, Rake, Chop-Chop (two touches with the inside of the foot one across the body the other past the defender. Make sure to have the players facing each other all going at the same time and accelerating in the same direction to avoid collisions.
Coaching Points: A change of Pace must accompany the change in direction.
Warm Up- Players lined up no more than three to a line each with a ball facing each other at a distance of 20 yards. Players dribble out to a cone 10 yards away and perform a feint or move of the coaches choosing and accelerate to the back of the opposite line. Players stretch while resting. Give 5-7 repetitions of 5-7 different moves. Possible Moves: Fake Shot push away with the outside of the foot, Lunge, Scissors, Rake, Chop-Chop (two touches with the inside of the foot one across the body the other past the defender. Make sure to have the players facing each other all going at the same time and accelerating in the same direction to avoid collisions.
Coaching Points: A change of Pace must accompany the change in direction.
1v1 Individual Challenge- The group of boys I was training for this session numbered 12 so I divided them into two groups of six and set up two areas for this exercise. Players face each other across a 20x25 grid, the attacking player starts the ball by pushing it into the playing area, play continues as long as the ball is in bounds. Scoring is by individual and is one point for dribbling across the opponent’s touchline and two points for doing so after performing a move to beat the opponent.
Coaching Points: Get the defender off balance with a move or feint then go by him/her with a change of direction or a change of pace.
Coaching Points: Get the defender off balance with a move or feint then go by him/her with a change of direction or a change of pace.
6v6 with 6 Goals and 2 Balls- Two teams defend 3 goals and attack three goals. Players must dribble through the goals to score. Each player needs to keep track of his or her own score. At the end of playing time players come together to figure out their teams total score.
