U10 practice #3

Theme:  ball control

-be in ready/athletic position, balls of feet
-get in line with the flight of the ball
-early selection of playing surface
-make first touch playable, not too far ahead

**when working on passing and control off a pass on the ground, work on receiving with one foot and passing with the other**
(-receive with side of the foot, firm ankle; thigh, cushion; chest, collapse chest etc...)

Warm up:  Passing Grid (have many cones around each side of the grid)
Working in pairs, pass and move....after you pass the ball turn and run around any cone on the outside then change of pace to cut and receive a pass from partner, keeping the ball under close control and having good first touch.  Lots of talk!

Agility:  We will have different agility equipment in the wagon or create something with cones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppXO7_5OjYA
Ladder ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t26CIBKRKWE&feature=related
add on a pass at the end of the agility section...where you pass them a ball and then they receive and return to you.

GAME:  Three touch soccer.  You have 3 touches to move the ball. (two touches to receive and control and then it must be played or it's the other teams ball).  Focus on good first touch and knowing where you are going to play the ball before it gets to you.

Technical Session:  Ball control/Receiving

Start Basic:  two touch passing through cones or gates.
If you make two gates next to each other, then they can work on receiving through one gate and then passing it through the other.  Receive with one foot, pass with the other.
or even more basic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqy-7mbft-M

Circle passing/receiving drill.

Half players on outside (of circle) with balls, half on inside of circle no balls.  OR if not enough to do this, have half of players put on pinnies and scatter around grid as servers.  Players on inside make cuts to ball, receive a pass, control the pass and in two touches pass back to outside player, then cut and call for a new ball.  Switch inside to outside and do same (or servers and non servers).  Switch again, try one touch passing.  Switch once more, working on higher balls, thigh height (have players toss ball) work on control (getting foot up to control ball not off leg) and then bring it down and pass back to outside.

Basic Figure 8 continuous passing drill
Groups of 3.
Outside people each have a ball.  Middle person is running figure 8 around outside people and as they come into the middle they call to receive pass from player they are facing (two touch, move to one touch back to that player, then run around them (or cone incase it's a bad pass) and do same on other side.  Switch after 10 passes.

Basic 4 v 1 continuous.
As in video except use four players so they have more options for passes.  Focus on ball control and good first touch.  Know where you're going to pass before you receive the ball.  Must use two touch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXlj9xpB7c0

Four corners 1v1
15x15 area grid...4 corners/cones, one player on each (two have balls).  In middle of square 1v1, one on O and one on D.  O player tries to shed D receive pass and make a pass to open player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHcYyw01aZI

Tennis!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGnEQ9yxqKA&feature=player_embedded

GAME! Scrimmage for at least 10 minutes...this is what they come for!!