These are participation based coaching sessions that are only really appropriate to the younger player due to their simplistic technical requirements and their organisational set up.
4 Base Swap : Fun exercise to allow young player's to experience the different techniques they will require in football.
Primary Objectives: Both Attacking and Defending |
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Alamo : A fun attacking exercise that can keep the entire group active and entertained - everyone loves a chance to score!
Primary Objective: Finishing |
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Archery : Fun exercise to improve a young players ability to chip a pass into their desired target.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Batman : Player's learn the fundamentals of close control and running with the ball in this highly enjoyable environment.
Primary Objective: Ball Familiarity |
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Changing Ends : Simple sessions that emphasises the player's ability to run with the ball and pass.
Primary Objective: Running with the Ball Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Clear Ya Grid : Exercise to improve players ability to pass with the correct accuracy and weighting.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Colours : An ever changing passing exercise.
Primary Objectives: Passing |
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Conga : Exercise to improve a players close control and awareness.
Primary Objective: Close Control |
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Crab Football : Relaxing and enjoyable game that is slightly different to how player's normally play.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Crab Ocean : Defenders face a movement restriction so this is a great exercise to introduce player's to dribbling past defenders.
Primary Objective: Close Control Secondary Objective: Dribbling |
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Curling : Adaptation of the winter sport to improve players passing accuracy.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Diamonds are Forever : A realistic shooting exercise to improve a player's ability to shot at goal.
Primary Objective: Finishing |
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Downhill Slalom : Exercise to improve a players ability to dribble at speed with close control before shooting.
Primary Objective: Close Control |
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Find a Friend : A realistic exercise that introduces players to support play and passing.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Fox and Hounds : Exercise to improve a players ability to change direction and disguise their intentions.
Primary Objective: Movement Secondary Objective: Awareness |
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Golf : The freedom of this exercise is such that courses can be designed to focus on any desired techniques.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Head for Goal : An easy exercise to employ to encourage players to begin to head the ball.
Primary Objective: Heading |
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Heading for Success : A small sided game to focus on heading.
Primary Objective: Heading |
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Hot Potato : An exercise to introduce players to the principles of catching and distributing (as if they were a goalkeeper).
Primary Objective: Catching Secondary Objective: Distributing |
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How Long Referee : Game to introduce player's to turning and running with the ball under pressure.
Primary Objective: Close Control |
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Hunters and Lions : Exercise to improve a players close control and turning at speed.
Primary Objective: Close Control |
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In Groups Of.. : Quick and easy session to aid players reaction, awareness and communication.
Primary Objective: Awareness Secondary Objective: Communication |
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Introduction to Wall Passes : Exercise to introduce young players' to the concept of wall passes.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Keepey Uppey : Exercise to help youthful players understand the concept behind ball juggling.
Primary Objective: Control |
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Madagascar : Exercise that teaches players close control and the basics of dribbling, in an enjoyable environment.
Primary Objective: Ball Familiarity Secondary Objective: Dribbling |
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On Guard : A basic defending exercise.
Primary Objective: Defending |
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Pairs Following : This exercise improves players moving at speed with the ball under control, when being pressurised by a defender.
Primary Objective: Close Control |
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Passing Through Gates : Exercise that gives targets to aim for so that their off teh ball movement is improved as well as their passing accuracy.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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Round the Clock : Adds a competitive dimension to the Keepey Uppey exercise.
Primary Objective: Control |
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Round the Clock (Dribbling) : A simplistic exercise to improve short distance passing, turning and dribbling.
Primary Objective: Passing Secondary Objective: Close Control |
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Secret Agents : Another exercise that teaches young players the fundamental technique of close control and dribbling, while in an enjoyable environment.
Primary Objective: Ball Familiarity |
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See it, Do it : Another exercise that teaches young players the fundamental technique of close control and dribbling, while in an enjoyable environment.
Primary Objective: Passing Secondary Objective: Support Play |
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Spiders and Flies : Game devised to improve player's ability to turn and run with the ball under pressure.
Primary Objective: Close Control |
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Sticky Donut : Players are required to move at speed using only the outside of their feet.
Primary Objective: Dribbling |
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Table Football : Game to encourage player's to work as a team and individual units.
Primary Objective: Teamwork |
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Traffic Lights : Exercise to improve a player's overall awareness of what is happening around them.
Primary Objective: Dribbling |
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Tricolour : Exercise to improve short passing in a continually changing situation.
Primary Objective: Passing |
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These sessions should be fun and enjoyable, after all that is why the young players participate in football!
N.B.: Areas contained within the plans are suggestions and can be altered and adapted to coincide with player number and their ability.