Warm-Up (5 min): Pick Up Soccer
Activity 1 (10 min): Caterpillar Game
Activity 2 (10min): Hospital Tag
Activity 3 (15 min): Cops & Robbers
Activity 4 (15 min): Small Sided Games 4v4
Warm-Up (5 min): Pick Up Soccer
As players arrive, divide them up and let them play!
Activity 1 (10 min): Caterpillar Game
Setup: 1/2 of game field.
Instructions: Coach selects 2 players to be the caterpillar. The caterpillar players will join hands and attempt to tag dribbling players. The caterpillar does not have a soccer ball. All other players must try to avoid being tagged by the caterpillar. If tagged then they discard ball and join the caterpillar. Play until only caterpillar is left. Play 2 or 3 rounds. Rotate players to start out as caterpillar.
1. Have two caterpillars at the same time.
Coaching Points: Keep soccer ball close and under control. Don’t leave ball to avoid being caught by the caterpillar. Players should turn away from pressure into space.
Activity 2 (10min): Hospital Tag
Setup: 1/2 of game field. Coach select two players to become taggers. Taggers do not have a ball, everyone else has a soccer ball.
Instructions: Players dribble around area trying to avoid being tagged. If tagged, players hold body part touched with other hand. If tagged again, they hold both parts touched. If tagged a 3rd time, they then have to go to the doctor (coach) to get well. Play 3 or 4 one minute games. Rotate taggers every game.
1. Taggers now must dribble soccer ball to tag other players.
2. To get out of hospital, players must complete 10 toe taps before they can return to game.
Coaching Points: All player must keep soccer ball close, do not leave your ball to tag or to avoid a tag.
Activity 3 (15 min): Cops & Robbers
Setup: 1/2 game field. Coach select 2 or 3 players to become cops. Cops have a soccer ball. Everyone else is a robber without a ball.
Instructions: Cops are trying to capture robbers by striking robbers below the knee with their soccer ball. If a robber is hit, he then gets a soccer ball and becomes a cop. Play until all robbers are captured. Play 2 or 3 games.
1. All players now have a soccer ball. Robbers must control ball and keep it close.
Coaching points: Players cannot leave their soccer ball to avoid a passed ball. Cops must try to pass soccer ball into robbers legs (below the knee only). Avoid the cops!
Activity 4 (15 min): Small Sided Games 4v4
Setup: Entire soccer field, divide players up to form 2 or 3 teams of 4. No keepers!
Instructions: Rotate players/teams out every few minutes
Coaching Points: Encourage players to turn away from pressure and dribble into space.