U4/U5/U6:
Basic skills, fun games involving basic agility, engaging players to discover soccer on their own terms. Training will be fun, guided discovery, and engage players in basic coordination and movement. At these ages, players vary in size and physical ability. Each player will be guided according to his/her physical stage of development.
Concepts:
-Using the inside and outside of the foot to dribble
-Using the sole of the foot
-Using the lace
-Stopping the ball with the sole/inside of the foot
-Pull back with sole
-Forward push with lace
-Dribbling with head up
-Throw-ins
-Spread out / Unbunching
Terms to teach:
-Dribble away / Dribble to goal
-Shoot
-Drop
-Down the line
-Space out
-Move to open space
-Call for pass
Ball Skills:
Toe touches - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgp8Qtuv2L4
Tic-tocs - https://youtu.be/QDPg9mMbQQk?feature=shared
Sole Rolls - https://youtu.be/r4_qLnbpohM?feature=shared
Pull-push - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ImkqQq3DVw
L-behinds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX1pvHGS01s&t=5s
Game Time:
4v4
No Goalkeepers
Playing area 15x20
Game Length - 4x 8-minute quarters