VIENNA YOUTH SOCCER
Coach: Stephen Bird
Week: Two
Team: U6 House League
Topic: Possession
What: Develop players to spread out when in possession.
Warm Up Work: 10 Mins Rest: 1 Min
Coaching Points: One step=one touch Can we use all parts of our
feet? Chin up looking for space
Organization: Ball Wizardry. Players have a ball each and
dribbling around the area.
Technical Work: 15 Mins Rest: 1 Min
Coaching Points:
Make the letter ‘L’ (planting foot forward, kicking foot open
with toe up, heel
down), head over the ball, hit the middle of the ball.
Player faces the way they pass the ball.
Organization: Gates- 2 to 4 yards wide (gates can vary in size
depending on ability/challenge �.
Playerspairupwithafriendandfindonegate.Playerspassbackandforthbetweenthegatesusingtheinsideofthefoot.
Organization: 6 goals. Three defenders. Players can be in groups
of two/three. Groups dribble through the goals without the
defenders putting their foot on the ball. First to 10 goals win.
(Can’t dribble through the same goal twice in a row).
Skill Work: 15 Mins Rest: 1 Min
Coaching Points: Chin up looking for space/defenders Can we be
at least 10 steps away from your friend? Decision making on the
ball (pass or dribble) Add or reduce defenders. Increase the amount
of goals to win the game
Organization: Two balls/Two teams.
Scrimmage Work: 15 Mins Rest: 1 Min
Coaching Points: All of the above
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