VIENNA YOUTH SOCCER

Coach: Stephen Bird

Week: Two

Team: U5 House Practice

Topic: Animal Week (Dribbling)

What: Improve dribbling technique.

Work: 10-12 Mins Rest: 1 Min

Animals- Cheetah- Fast Turtle- Slow Penguin- Tic tocs Monkey- Toe Taps Crocodile- Kids snap hands whilst dribbling Giraffe- Stand tall, use laces to dribble Polar Bear- Sleep on the ball

Organization: Players have a ball each dribbling around the area.

Work: 10 Mins Rest: 1 Min

Hungry Hippo- Coach becomes the hippo and tries and steals soccer balls. If coach gets the ball, place it in the pugg goal. Progression- Two or three kids become the hippo.

Organization: If the game doesn’t work, play tag with the kids or move onto the next game.

Organization: Have the kids put pennies in when they get a water break.

Stage: Work: 12-15 Mins Rest: 1 Min

Foxes and Farmers- Foxes (kids) tuck a pennie into their shorts (ask parents to help) and the coach becomes the farmer. Farmer tries to take the pennie. Kid then becomes a farmer. Progression- Two or three kids become the farmer. Play without a ball to start.

Organization: Same setup as sharks and minnows.

Work: 12-15 Mins Rest: 1 Min

Bonus Game- Alligator, Alligator: 10 minutes

Same version as sharks and minnows, players attempt to dribble their ball across

the swamp. If they get caught by the alligator, they stay in swamp and become

an alligator.

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