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Lesson Plan Age: U6

Activity Name Description Diagram Purpose/CoachingPoints

1. Zen MasterWarm-Up

Periodic Stretching andCalming Moments

Give players a funnyteam mantra to quietlyrecite at calmingmoments

Players Stand near a cone cone serves aspoint of reference.

Coach is the Master. Coach demonstrates skilland on command players perform skillrepeatedly (10 sec.) and then move to newcone. Repeat.

Activities Without Ball1 foot balance, other foot balance,1 foot hop,other foot hop, 2 foot hop, bear crawl, crabcrawl

Introduce ball

Figure 8s around legs with hands, Round theWaist, Ball Tap on Forehead, Thigh Catch,Throw Catch, Head Catch, Ball Taps, Body PartDribble, Ask Player to Pick

Combine Two Activities Random select twoactivities to combine which players performbefore moving on.

Stretching,Relaxation,Balance,CoordinationFun

Field Size:Cones should be10 yards apart.

Extra laughs afterteam mantra

Water Break!

Topic: Individual activities,relaxation activities, balancingand coordination activities

Age Group __U6__

Author: F. Trovato

Alaska State DOC

2003

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2. Zen MasterFollow the Master,

Grasshopper

Body Control, BalanceReplication Practice

Periodic Stretching andCalming Moments - TeamMantra

Groups ofTwo, one

Master, one Student

Master leads Student around and

through the cones. When Mastersreaches an open cone, they chooseand perform a soccer skill (theactivities we did in the Zen MasterWarm-up or new ones) that must bereplicated by the Student. Masterchants Team or Individual Mantra(players can make up their own newindividual chant)

20 sec. then switch Master andStudent. Repeat.

Activities start without ball and thenwith ball after a few rounds.

Stretching, Relaxation,Balance, Coordination, Enjoy,

Fun

Encourage creativity of new soccer

skills and new chants.

Extra laughs for new individualchants

Field Size:Cones should be 10 yards apart.

Water Break!

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Lesson Plan Age: U63. Freeze Games- Red Light - GreenLight

Players move across areaon command of Green Light.Coach announces Red Lightand players must stop. Anyplayers caught moving orwith ball far away from themmust restart 10 steps backtoward starting line. Whenall players reach end linegame is complete. Repeat.

- Freeze Tag 45 sec.gamesCoach is It. Players movein area. When It touches aplayer, player must freeze inthat position. Teammatescan unfreeze player bystanding next to frozenplayer and stand on one footbalanced for count of 4.

- Freeze Tag w/ ballPlayers have ball. Whenplayer is frozen, teammatesmust nutmeg frozen playerto unfreeze.

RedLight Green Light

Freeze Tag Stretching, Relaxation,Balance, Coordination, Enjoy,

Fun

Extra Laughs for funny frozenforms

Field Size:

Red Light Green Light20 x 40 yards

Freeze Tag25 x 25 yards

Water Break!

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4. 3v3without

keepers

Coach serves balls in.If ball goes out ofplay, have playersleave it and coachrestarts play with anew ball. Throw-inscan be added. Gamesto two or three andreshuffle players onteams if teams arelopsided. CelebrateGoals with TeamMantra!

Stretching, Relaxation,Balance, Coordination, Enjoy,

Fun

Field Size:

20 x 30 yards

BIG FINISH Thank you andcongratulations to all!