Week 7U11/U12

Comfort On The Ball

Ownership • Teamwork • Leadership • Respect

Passing – Cone Flip

No Grid Needed• Have The Players Get Into Pairs• Put a Cone Upside Down Between Them.• They Get A Point If They Flip The Cone When They Pass To Each other• When cone is flipped, flip it back upside down.• Play quick games and switch partners

Possible Coaching Points

Talk about Technique. Pass with the inside of foot, ankle locked , use the planted foot to aim at target, follow through towards cone.

Guided Question – Can we keep our ankle locked? I wonder how I can be more accurate?

Combination Play – Gates – Give & Go

Grid 20 x 20 Yards

• Have The Players Split Into Partners with a ball• This activity builds on Partner Passing• Pass to your partner through the gate and then receive it back outside of gate• Add communication, both verbal and non-verbal

Possible Coaching Points

Accuracy of initial and 2nd passAfter you pass can you move quicklyVision – Where to next?

Guided Question – I Wonder How I Can Let My Partner Know Where To Go Next?

Game Play – SEE YA! TO 4 GOALS

Grid 15 x 20

• Place all balls in a pile.• Have players line up in two teams on either side of the coach.• Coach sends ball into field. Start 1 v 1.• As they get the game call out a number of players to send on the field, 2 v 2

etc…• Teams play directionally to goals/.• Keep the game moving quickly.

Possible Coaching Points

Look to attack right awayKeep ball under control while attackingTransitions between attacking and defendingWork with teammates in 2 v 2 +

GUIDED QUESTION- CAN YOU FIND THE OPEN GOAL?

4 v 4 Game Play – Practice - Play

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

U11/U12 Practice Model

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

Keep games to 4v4 – 5v5 to maximize opportunities on the ball for players.

Rotate players to keep games competitive.

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