Fall 2007 Urbana Soccer association Training Curriculum   U10 Age Group Training Sessions urbana soccer association Training curriculum Fall 2007 U10 Age Group Training Sessions Version 1.0 David Ward U10 Coed Coach Copyright ã 2007 Urbana Soccer Association 2006 Fire Tower Lane Ijamsville, MD  21754 Phone 301.865.4600 www.urbanasoccer.org Introduction This document contains each of the U10 age group training sessions for the Fall 2007 season. An outline of the training sessions is given first followed by the details of each training session. The Urbana Soccer Association Training Curriculum Volume 3 - Training U10s manual contains more information on the overall U10 training curriculum and the details for all of the activities listed in the training sessions presented here. Training Dates and Times Day Date Tim Monday August 6, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday August 13, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday August 20, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday August 27, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday September 3, 2007 No practice – Labor Day Monday September 10, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday September 17, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday September 24, 2007 6:00 – 7:30 Monday October 1, 2007 5:30 – 7:00 Monday October 8, 2007 5:30 – 7:00 Monday October 15, 2007 5:30 – 7:00 Monday October 22, 2007 5:30 – 7:00 Monday October 29, 2007 5:30 – 7:00 Training Outline The following table outlines the theme of each of the age group training sessions for the Fall 2007 season. Week # Theme Focus Area 1 Ball Mastery Dribbling moves (Spin, Screw) 2 Ball Mastery Shielding, dribbling moves (Zico, Cruyff) 4 Basic Passing Inside/outside of the foot 4 Basic Passing Inside/outside of the foot and give a pass/make an angle (pass and move) 5 Mobility Forward/backward/shuffling/crossovers/agility 6 World Cup 4v4 World Cup 4v4 – all teams/all players 7 Shooting Instep 8 Shooting Instep/outside of foot 9 Ball Mastery Headers, dribbling moves (Self Pass, Shake ‘n Bake) 10 Ball Mastery Headers, dribbling at speed 11 Basic Passing Inside/outside of the foot and if you can’t see the whole ball, you’re not open. 12 Shooting Instep/outside of foot Week 1 - Ball Mastery Theme            Ball mastery Focus Area    Dribbling moves (Spin, Screw) Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, 8 corner flags, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Tail Tag   Warmup Ballnastics 3 minutes Foundation, Step Ups, Under the Bridge For each, do once and count touches. Beat your score on the second try. Juggling 2 minutes Thigh/catch, thigh/thigh/catch, foot/catch, foot/foot/catch. Most in 30 seconds. Beat your score on the second try. Lose Your Shadow 5 minutes Stress changing directions instead of just dribbling away at speed. Main Activities Freeze Tag 3 minutes Demonstrate Spin and Screw Play 1-minute game with Spin as "safe" move. Play 1-minute game with Screw as "safe" move. Pick a new Mr./Mrs. Freeze and repeat. Beat the Dummy 5 minutes Train Spin and Screw (work on both feet) 1v1 Keepaway 5 minutes Point for a Spin and Screw Get Outta There 15 minutes Use 4 goals to stress changing of direction Stress for players to try Spins and Screws Small-Sided Game 4v4 Line Soccer 20 minutes One point awarded for stopping ball on the line (or dribbling over the line) One point awarded for successfully doing a Spin or Screw. Wrap Up 2 minutes What 2 moves did we learn today? See if players can demonstrate. Cool Down/ Clean Up Cone Pick Up 2 minutes   Week 2 - Ball Mastery Theme            Ball mastery Focus Area    Shielding and dribbling moves (Zico, Cruyff) Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Gladiators   Warmup Ballnastics 5 minutes Push-Pull, Pop Out, Pull the V, Throw Ins Draw 5 minutes Work on proper shielding technique. Stay Away from My Ball 5 minutes Work on proper shielding technique. Main Activities Criss Cross 5 minutes Introduce Zico and Cruyff.   1st game – when get to an edge, must do a Zico. 2nd game – when get to an edge, must do a Cruyff. Knock Off 10 minutes Stress Zico and Cruyff to change directions Beat the Dummy 10 minutes Spin, Screw, Zico, Cruyff – BOTH FEET!!!! Run the Gauntlet 15 minutes Stress Zico and Cruyff to change directions. Small-Sided Game 4v4 Line Soccer 20 minutes Extra point awarded for successful Spin, Screw, Zico, Cruyff. Extra point awarded if can shield for 5 seconds. Wrap Up 2 minutes What 2 moves did we learn today? See if players can demonstrate. How do you shield the ball? Cool Down/ Clean Up Hurricanes and Ladders 2 minutes   Week 3 - Basic Passing Theme            Basic passing Focus Area    Inside and outside of the foot passing Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Slam Play on both sides of shooting wall and wooden shooting walls. PLAY GAMES WHERE MUST USE TWO TOUCHES Warmup Passer patches 5 minutes Alternate left/right foot passing on wooden walls. Ball can not stop and must come back behind 2-yard line. Keep track of best score. Pac Man 5 minutes   Main Activities Pong 5 minutes Work on inside and outside of the foot as well as right and left foot passing. O-O-P-S 5 minutes Work on inside and outside of the foot as well as right and left foot passing. Gates (Passing) 10 minutes In pairs. Instead of getting a point for dribbling through a gate, you get a point for passing through a gate to your partner. Keepaway - 4v1 10 minutes Start with unlimited touches. See if they can be successful if MUST use two touches. Just work on technique today. Small-Sided Game 4v4 - PASS! 20 minutes Extra point for outside of the foot pass through the cones. Wrap Up 2 minutes Name some catch phrases of basic passing - heel down/toe up, lock ankle with toe out, etc. Cool Down/ Clean Up Bottoms Up 2 minutes   Week 4 -   Basic Passing Theme            Basic passing; give a pass/make an angle (pass and move) Focus Area    Inside and outside of the foot passing Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Swim the Channel   Warmup Ballnastics 2 minutes Sunrise, Rollovers Juggling 2 minutes Should be getting some patches now. Passer patches 5 minutes Alternate left/right foot passing on wooden walls. Ball can not stop and must come back behind 2-yard line. Keep track of best score. Main Activities Under the Bridge 5 minutes Work on inside and outside of the foot as well as right and left foot passing. Use 3-player variant if you want. O-O-P-S 5 minutes Work on inside and outside of the foot as well as right and left foot passing. Pass By Name 5 minutes Introduce give a pass, make an angle (pass and move). If players pass and stand still, make them do a task. Pass By Number 5 minutes Introduce give a pass, make an angle (pass and move). If players pass and stand still, make them do a task. Team Keepaway - 5v2 15 minutes Start to work on basic passing tactics - give a pass, make an angle (pass and move). Make it a turnover if players do NOT move after they make a pass. Small-Sided Game 4v4 - End Zone 20 minutes See if you can have players do incremental challenge - unlimited/3/2/1 touches. Keep stressing give a pass; make an angle!!! Wrap Up 2 minutes Name some catch phrases of basic passing - give a pass, make an angle, etc. Cool Down/ Clean Up Back-to-Back 2 minutes   Week 5 - Mobility Skills DAVID – BUY BANANAS FOR EVERYONE FOR THIS WEEK!!! Theme            Mobility Skills Focus Area    Running forward, running backward, shuffling, crossovers, agility Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, corner flags (2 - to use as movable goals), pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Pac Man   Warmup Ballnastics 3 minutes Foundation, Step Ups, Under the Bridge For each, do once and count touches. Beat your score on the second try. Juggling 2 minutes   Everybody's It 5 minutes Play several short games. Main Activities   Demonstration 5 minutes Demonstrate forward running form stressing arm movements. Have players skip to practice arm movements. Have player do "butt-kicks" where they try to kick themselves in the butt with their heel as they run. Have players do knee raises where they hold their hands out and try to hit their hands with their knees as they run.   Demonstrate backward running form stressing arm movements and quick feet. Rock-Paper-Scissors 5 minutes   Dogs 'n Rabbits 5 minutes Work on tagger since we're doing mobility and not dribbling. Crackers/Crunch 10 minutes Do a few games where they run forward. Do a game where they run backward. City Game 15 minutes Demonstrate shuffling and crossovers Play games where must run forward/backward/shuffle/crossover. Small-Sided Game 4v4 Movable Goal 10 minutes Have all players do a somersault, cartwheel, etc. to celebrate a goal (some sort of agility skill). Wrap Up 2 minutes What is difference between shuffling and crossover? Cool Down/ Clean Up 2 minutes Bananas Week 6 – World Cup 4v4 Theme            World Cup 4v4 Focus Area    Fun Equipment     Pinnies, disc cones, 4v4 goals, whiteboard, markers, table Time               90 minutes Setup   Mark out eight 25x30 fields. Put up 4v4 goals.. Pre-Session Activity None Each player writes his/her name on an index card.   Cards will be grouped by school – Urbana ES, Centerville ES, and a third group for all of the rest.   Coaches pick 4 or 5 cards from the appropriate group and that is their team. Then they pick a country to represent. Small-Sided Game World Cup 4v4 60 minutes Do a World Cup 4v4 – 4 round-robin games and then a championship round. All games are approximately 10 minutes in length. Cool Down/ Clean Up 2 minutes All players not on the winning team have to pick up cones!!   Week 7 - Shooting Theme            Shooting Focus Area    Shooting with the instep of the foot Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, real goal (2 would be better), pinnies, 2 Hula Hoops Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Slam   Warmup Ballnastics 2 minutes Body Parts Juggling 2 minutes Should be getting some patches now. Clean Up Your Room 5 minutes   Main Activities Step on the Crack 10 minutes Instep of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Dribble and Shoot 10 minutes Instep of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Make sure players follow through their shots by running 3 or 4 steps after they shoot! Double-Sided Goal 15 minutes Instep of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Small-Sided Game 4v4 SHOOT! 20 minutes Extra point for left-footed shot. Optional - make a 2-point line (if score from behind that line, you get 2 points) Wrap Up 2 minutes Who can demonstrate proper instep shooting form? Cool Down/ Clean Up Hula Circle 2 minutes   Week 8 - Shooting Theme            Shooting Focus Area    Shooting with the instep and the outside of the foot Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, real goal (or 2 would be better), pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Crows and Cranes   Warmup Ballnastics 2 minutes Body Parts Juggling 2 minutes Should be getting some patches now. Clean Up Your Room 5 minutes   Main Activities Step on the Crack 10 minutes Instep and outside of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Dribble and Shoot 10 minutes Instep and outside of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Make sure players follow through their shots by running 3 or 4 steps after they shoot! 3v2+1 15 minutes Create four teams and rotate them in after every goal. Small-Sided Game Long Shot 20 minutes Extra point for left-footed shot. Wrap Up 2 minutes Who can demonstrate proper instep/outside shooting form? Cool Down/ Clean Up Hot Potato 2 minutes   Week 9 - Ball Mastery Theme            Ball mastery Focus Area    Headers and dribbling moves (Self Pass, Shake ‘n Bake) Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, 8 corner flags, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Hospital Tag   Warmup Ballnastics 5 minutes Aerials Header Wars 15 minutes Change partners after every round. Main Activities Beat the Dummy 10 minutes Spin, Screw, Zico, Cruyff, Self Pass, Shake ‘n Bake – BOTH FEET Run the Guantlet 15 minutes Extra point for Self Pass or Shake ‘n Bake Mano-a-Mano 15 minutes 1v1 contest – try to get players to do Self Pass and Shake ‘n Bake Small-Sided Game 4v4 East-West-North-South 20 minutes Extra point for Self Pass or Shake ‘n Bake Play E/W vs. N/S Play E/N vs. W/S Play can score in any goal Wrap Up 2 minutes What 2 moves did we learn today? See if players can demonstrate. Cool Down/ Clean Up Object Pass 2 minutes   Week 10 - Ball Mastery Theme            Ball mastery Focus Area    Headers and dribbling at speed Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, 4 corner flags, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Hospital Tag   Warmup Ballnastics 5 minutes Your choice Header Wars 15 minutes Change partners after every round. Main Activities Around the Cones 5 minutes   Dribbling Races 10 minutes Have players race in pairs by dribbling the ball the length of the field. The winner of each race is the player whose ball and body cross the line first.   If you have 12 players, you’ll have 6 races at one time (races 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). The winner from race 6 moves up one to race the loser of race 5. The winner from race 5 moves up one to race the loser of race 4. And so forth. In race 1, the winner stays and the loser moves to the bottom to race the loser of race 6.   The goal is to stay in race 1 for as long as possible. Get Outta There 15 minutes Instead of playing that you must shoot to score a goal, play that you must dribble across the goal line to get a goal.   This should give many more opportunities to practice dribbling at speed. Small-Sided Game 4v4 (regular 2-goal game) 20 minutes Emphasize proper speed dribbling technique when players get a chance to do it during the game. Wrap Up 2 minutes What part of the foot do you use to dribble at speed? See if players can demonstrate. Cool Down/ Clean Up Knots 2 minutes   Week 11 -       Basic Passing Theme            Basic passing; if you can’t see the whole ball, you’re not open. Focus Area    Inside and outside of the foot passing Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Swim the Channel   Warmup Passer patches 5 minutes Alternate left/right foot passing on wooden walls. Ball can not stop and must come back behind 2-yard line. Keep track of best score. Under the Bridge 5 minutes Work on inside and outside of the foot as well as right and left foot passing. Use 3-player variant if you want. Main Activities Pass By Name 5 minutes Introduce give a pass, make an angle (pass and move). If players pass and stand still, make them to a task. Pass By Number 5 minutes Introduce give a pass, make an angle (pass and move). If players pass and stand still, make them to a task. Keepaway 4v1 10 minutes Introduce if you can’t see the whole ball, you’re not open. If players pass and stand still or don’t move to see the whole ball, put them in the middle. Team Keepaway - 5v2 15 minutes Keep working on basic passing tactics - give a pass, make an angle (pass and move) and if you can’t see the whole ball, you’re not open. Make it a turnover if players do NOT move after they make a pass. Small-Sided Game 4v4 - End Zone 20 minutes See if you can have players do incremental challenge - unlimited/3/2/1 touches. Keep stressing give a pass; make an angle!!! Work on the end zone players moving so that they can see the whole ball. Wrap Up 2 minutes Name some catch phrases of basic passing - give a pass, make an angle, etc. Cool Down/ Clean Up Ball Pass 2 minutes   Week 12 - Shooting Theme            Shooting Focus Area    Shooting with the instep and the outside of the foot Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, real goal (or 2 would be better), pinnies Time               75 minutes Pre-Session Activity Slam   Warmup Ballnastics 2 minutes Body Parts Juggling 2 minutes Should be getting some patches now. Clean Up Your Room 5 minutes   Main Activities Step on the Crack 10 minutes Instep and outside of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Dribble and Shoot 10 minutes Instep and outside of the foot shooting with both right and left foot. Make sure players follow through their shots by running 3 or 4 steps after they shoot! 3v2+1 15 minutes Create four teams and rotate them in after every goal. Small-Sided Game 4v4 SHOOT! 20 minutes Extra point for left-footed shot. Optional - make a 2-point line (if score from behind that line, you get 2 points) Wrap Up 2 minutes Who can demonstrate proper instep/outside shooting form? Cool Down/ Clean Up Object Relays or Sock Tag 2 minutes