Fall 2005 Urbana Soccer association Training Curriculum   U10 Age Group Training Sessions urbana soccer association Training curriculum Fall 2005 U10 Age Group Training Sessions Version 1.0 David Ward U10 Coed Coach Copyright ã 2005 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 2005 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 Outline The following table outlines the theme of each of the age group training sessions for the Fall 2005 season. Week # Theme Focus Area 1 Mobility Forward/backward 2 Mobility Forward/backward/shuffling/crossovers/agility 3 Ball Mastery Dribbling moves - Zico, Spin, Screw, Fake Kick 4 Ball Mastery Dribbling moves - Chop, Shake 'n Bake, Self Pass, Switchback 5 Basic Passing Inside and outside of the foot 6 Basic Passing Inside/outside of the foot, basic team play, basic communication 7 Shooting Instep 8 Shooting Instep/Outside of foot 9 Ball Mastery Shielding, dribbling moves - Inside/Outside, Matthews, Mathini, Rivelino 10 Ball Mastery Headers, dribbling moves - Cruyff, Pull the V, Pull and Tuck 11 Review Review, Dutch 4v4 - all players Week 1 - Mobility Skills Theme            Mobility Skills Focus Area    Running forward/backward # of Players    8 groups of 8-12 players Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, corner flags (8), pinneys Time               75 minutes NOTE: Lots of running today. Make sure players get lots of water breaks (especially if it's hot) Setup   Mark out eight 25x30 fields. 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 Thigh/catch, thigh/thigh/catch, foot/catch, foot/foot/catch. Most in 30 seconds. Beat your score on the second try. Capture the Flag 5 minutes You can play where they must dribble back to their square or run back with ball to their square. 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. Crackers/Crunch 10 minutes Do a few games where they run forward. Do a game where they run backward. Crows and Cranes 10 minutes   City Game 15 minutes Work on forward and backward running. Small-Sided Game 4v4 East-West-North-South 20 minutes Play E/W vs. N/S Play E/N vs. W/S Play can score in any goal Wrap Up 2 minutes Can players demonstrate proper arm movement for sprinting? Clean Up 2 minutes Team Cone Pick Up - When you say "Go!", players on each of the 4v4 teams have to pick up one cone (can only get one at a time!) and then put it in team's pile. Team with the most cones wins. Week 2 - Mobility Skills Theme            Mobility Skills Focus Area    Running forward, running backward, shuffling, crossovers, agility # of Players    8 groups of 8-12 players Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, corner flags (2 - to use as movable goals), pinneys Time               75 minutes NOTE: Lots of running today. Make sure players get lots of water breaks (especially if it's hot) Setup   Mark out eight 25x30 fields. 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 Thigh/catch, thigh/thigh/catch, foot/catch, foot/foot/catch. Most in 30 seconds. Beat your score on the second try. 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? Clean Up 2 minutes Pairs Cone Pick Up - all in pairs with each pair holding onto a pinney. Each pair picks up two cones (1 per player) and puts in their pile. Each player must hold onto pinney entire time. Biggest pile wins. Week 3 - Ball Mastery Theme            Ball mastery Focus Area    Dribbling moves - Zico, Spin, Screw, Fake Kick # of Players    8 groups of 8-12 players Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones, 8 corner flags, pinneys Time               75 minutes Setup   Mark out eight 25x30 fields. Pre-Session Activity Hospital Tag Taggers do not have a ball - everyone else does. Warmup Ballnastics 2 minutes Foundation, Step Ups, Under the Bridge, Push-Pull, Rollover Body Part Dribbling 5 minutes Call out body part for first few rounds, then just point. Last player to touch ball with selected body part must do a silly task. Main Activities Freeze Tag - Zico 3 minutes Demonstrate Zico Play 1-minute game with Zico as "safe" move. Pick a new Mr./Mrs. Freeze and repeat. Beat the Dummy 5 minutes Train Spin, Screw and Fake Kick Criss Cross 5 minutes Do games with Zico, Spin and Screw as move to do when reach edge. Knock Off 15 minutes Stress for players to try Zicos, Spins, Screws Get Outta There 15 minutes Use 4 goals to stress changing of direction. Stress for players to try Zicos, Spins, Screws, Fake Kicks Small-Sided Game 4v4 Line Soccer 20 minutes One point awarded for stopping ball on the line. One point awarded for successfully doing a Zico, Spin, Screw, Fake Kick Wrap Up 2 minutes What 4 moves did we learn today? See if players can demonstrate. Clean Up 2 minutes Pick up all cones and must carry back on your head while dribbling. Week 4 - Ball Mastery Theme            Ball mastery Focus Area    Dribbling moves - Chop, Shake 'n Bake, Self Pass, Switchback # of Players    8 groups of 8-12 players Equipment     1 ball per player, disc cones