Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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Monday, May 27, 2013

U 4/5 Practice - May 29


U4/5 practice - May 29

Good work on stations last week. Even with teams having to do pictures you did a wonderful job keeping things moving.
Wonderful seeing all the players having fun last weekend at Super Soccer Saturday.

You will be running your own practice this Wednesday. I will be available to help out as needed.
We will have games for the last 15 minutes.  Next Wednesday June 5 will be wacky hair day, we look forward to seeing your creative hair style. Last week we worked on shooting. 
This week they will be doing activities to work on many different skills. You may not have time to do all of the activities. Choose the ones that work for you and your team.

Warm-up/Agility - coach says
start no balls, move to with balls - get them moving and work on some skills, toe taps, shooting, dribbling, tic-tocs, turns etc...
Warm up game:  Cow Dogs  (working on dribbling and defending)

Dribbling review - Fun Island
use the area you always work in

High Kicks - Goalkeeping kick   This works well with parent and child. 
http://www.bytesizecoaching.com/secure/games/220_high_kicks_u46.php

Obstacle course
I'll have the arches out, share them around, but use them to crawl under, dribble through or pass through...add cones to dribble around, a goal to shoot on etc... use you imagination

1 v 1 attack
two goals, have half team on each side line, when you call their names they go and challenge a ball that you roll in, each team having a goal they need to score on

Shooting Review
To review shooting, choose your favourite activity from last week. 

Throw-ins
Have the kids just work on throw-in technique.  In pairs just throwing the ball back and forth (don't spend long, but it's important to review this)  
-Two hands on the ball, 
-all the way behind the head
-(TRY) and keep feet on the ground

Turn & Burn
Divide players into two teams – put them in different colored pinnis One team starts on one end of the grid with a ball each. Objective is for players with the ball to dribble towards the players without, who remain stationary. The coach shouts “Turn” and the players with the ball stop, turn and try to dribble back to their starting line. When the players without the ball here the coach shout “Turn” he players without the ball can release and try and steal the balls of the opposing team before they get back over the safe line. Take turns having both teams being attackers/defenders. Allow all dribblers to have success first turn and make it more challenging each time. Do not eliminate players who lose their ball. Let them have another go.
Variations: Introduce specific turns: big toe turn, little toe turn, pull back, etc.

Games:  3v3 - goalies optional
-focus on quick rotation of subs - every 3-4 minutes or you may want to have all players on field and introduce a second ball. 
-let's try throw-ins if it goes out the side, and just pass/kick ins if it goes out the end.

Have fun!

U 6 practice - May 29


U 6 practice - May 29

Good work on stations last week. The stations and picture taking went well.
Wonderful seeing all the players having fun last weekend at Super Soccer Saturday.

You will be running your own practice this Wednesday. I will be available to help out as needed.
We will have games for the last 20 minutes as scheduled.  Next Wednesday June 5 will be wacky hair day, we look forward to seeing your creative hair style. Last week we worked on shooting. 
This week they will be doing activities to work on their attacking, defending and introduce throw ins.
You will not have time to get through all the activities. Choose the ones that work well for you and your team. 

Warm-up/Agility - coach says
start no balls, move to with balls - get them moving and work on some skills, toe taps, shooting, dribbling, tic-tocs, turns etc...
Warm up game:  Cow Dogs  (working on dribbling and defending)

Dribbling review - Fun Island
use the area you always work in

Obstacle course
I'll have the arches out, share them around, but use them to crawl under, dribble through or pass through...add cones to dribble around, a goal to shoot on etc... use you imagination


High Kicks - Goalkeeping kick.   This works well with parent and child. 
http://www.bytesizecoaching.com/secure/games/220_high_kicks_u46.php


1 v 1 attack
two goals, have half team on each side line, when you call their names they go and challenge a ball that you roll in, each team having a goal they need to score on

Shooting Review
To review shooting, choose your favourite activity from last week. 

Throw-ins
Have the kids just work on throw-in technique.  In pairs just throwing the ball back and forth (don't spend long, but it's important to review this)  
-Two hands on the ball, 
-all the way behind the head
-(TRY) and keep feet on the ground

Turn & Burn
Divide players into two teams – put them in different colored pinnis One team starts on one end of the grid with a ball each. Objective is for players with the ball to dribble towards the players without, who remain stationary. The coach shouts “Turn” and the players with the ball stop, turn and try to dribble back to their starting line. When the players without the ball here the coach shout “Turn” he players without the ball can release and try and steal the balls of the apposing team before they get back over the safe line. Take turns having both teams being attackers/defenders. Do not eliminate players who lose their ball. Let them have another go.
Variations: Introduce specific turns: big toe turn, little toe turn, pull back, etc.

Games:  3v3 - goalies optional
-focus on quick rotation of subs - every 3-4 minutes or play with all players on field and introduce a second ball.
-let's try throw-ins if it goes out the side, and just pass/kick ins if it goes out the end.

Have fun!

U 8 boys and girls: Practice #5


U8 girls practice week of May 29

Good work at Super Soccer Saturday this past weekend.

Stations this week working on attacking and defending. 

Defending coaching points
Defender's stance:
Defender's feet should be about a shoulder width apart
- legs should be slightly bent
- stay on toes so you can react to any sudden changes of direction by the attacker.
-quick close down
-delay/give space - don't commit- jockey
-watch ball not player
-make the attacker make the mistake
-force to outside/weak side if you know it
-go for ball when attacker has pushed ball away from feet

After you have had a chance to gather all your players I will do a mass warm up with all the players working on agility and  introducing defending and attacking.


Then all players will return to their coaches to start the first station. Each coach will run one station and each team will circulate through each station every 10 minutes. Feel free to switch stations between coaches.

Station 1- 1 vs 1   Focus: attacking      Boys:Joel and Kim  Girls: Robyn and Hrvojka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBu9bPMp4g&feature=relmfu

Station 2- Numbers Game  Focus: defending  Boys: Brock and Derek   Girls: John
20x30 grid
Set up a small grid with goals at both ends.  Separate players into 2 teams lined up at each end beside their goal.  Number players 1,2,3,4,5 etc. Call out a number. Coach rolls out ball at center line and numbered player on each team must try to win ball and then either defend their goal or attack the other goal. Progress to calling out more than one number and encourage players on same team to work together to score. . Add a goalkeeper


Station 3 - Four Corners  Shooting Review  Boys: Loris and Heather   Girls: Sylvia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuz6JGaEYtY&feature=related
A good activity to work on accurate passing and shooting.
Keep players moving. You will want to introduce a second ball as last player is taking a shot.


Station 4- Scrimmage   Focus on defending and attacking skills  Boys: Stacey/Marissa
Girls: Steve
Set up a 20X30 grid with small nets. Use throw-ins to restart play from sidelines. 
Have fun!

10 minutes at end of practice for you to work with your team on any skills that need more attention or a chance to talk to your team.

U-10 Boys and Girls: Practice #5

U-10 Boys and Girls

Well done at Super Soccer Saturday on the weekend!

Team #2 for both genders will be practicing this week, while the other teams will be playing.

I would like to work with the boy's #2 team on Tuesday reviewing passing and shooting skills. I will also introduce defending skills.

Natalie and Arlana on Tuesday and Mitch and Abby on Thursday, please choose one or more skills you want to review this week or perhaps a skill you want to introduce.
You can fit them into the training session structure below.
Warm Up/Warm up Game
Agility activity
A few skill development activities
Small sided game

U-13 boys and girls: Practice #5

U 13 boys and girls

Congratulations on your participation in Super Soccer Saturday on the weekend. It was a good opportunity to work on your individual and team skills.

U-13 girls will be playing on both Tuesday and Thursday.
For teams #2 and #1 you will have a practice this week.
Please use this opportunity to work on one or more skills you want to review such as shooting or throw ins. We will have an opportunity to work on defending/attacking skills next week.

You can fit them into the training session structure below. 
Warm Up/Warm up Game
Agility activity
A few skill development activities
Small sided game

U-13 boys

Focus: defending and attacking

Defending coaching points
Defender's stance:
Defender's feet should be about a shoulder width apart, legs should be slightly bent, stay on toes so you can react to any sudden changes of direction by the attacker.
-quick close down
-delay/give space - don't commit- jockey
-watch ball not player
-make the attacker make the mistake
-force to outside/weak side if you know it
-go for ball when attacker has pushed ball away from feet
Attacking:
-attack with speed
-keep ball close
-attack weak side if you know it
-try and catch them flat footed
-exploit them if too close


Warm Up: your choice.

Agility ladders and hurdles.
Once player has gone through ladders or hurdles have them receive and return a pass from a coach and then return to the end of the line.

Below are a selection of different activities to work on defending and attacking. Choose the ones that suit you and your team.
I will have the gauntlet drill set up and I can have your team through it.

1v1 with shot
-one line with balls by goal post(defenders), one line 20ish yards out (attackers), defending line passes ball to attackers then it's live (really work on good close down and jockeying).  Ensure good pass to start and have them switch lines.


Win ball drill
-two lines facing net (or coming in from sides at top of 18) (or coming from either side of net) (or coming from behind each goal (make a second goal) coach plays ball in and then it's live 1 v 1


1v1 to goal
http://www.soccerxpert.com/soccerdrills/id1282.aspx


gauntlet drill
http://3v3soccer.blogspot.ca/2009/05/gauntlet-drill.html
have the defenders move forward in the gauntlet if they win the ball (attacker goes in the grid as a defender if they lose the ball)


Kings court
-set up enough grids (slightly longer than wide and not super big 10x15 or so) for each pair
-make the grid on one end the kings court that you're trying to get to
-each grid plays 1 v 1 (keeping score) winners move towards kings court or stay in kings court, losers move down (hint put weaker players close or in kings court to start so they don't feel stuck in the bottom court the whole time)
-to start, one person passes to partner and then the game is live, pass must be a good pass, person who scores passes it to other person have them switch ends
Scrimmage - allies scrimmage for width if you like (create allies along each sideline where a wing player plays{if short on numbers have one wing player who plays for both teams ie. whichever team passes them the ball they go that way} can't tackle the ally players, must play to allies in order to score

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Monday, May 20, 2013

U 4/5 Stations Day

U 4/5  Stations Day

I did not think that pirates and princesses could play soccer so well.

The focus this week is shooting.
To work on these skills we will be doing stations. 
Kendra is away for a couple of weeks and I (Rory) am excited to be at your practices. 

Stations 
2 sets of 4 stations will be set up.  Each Coach will run one station for the entire time.  Teams 1-4 will be one set of stations and teams 5-8 will be the second set of stations.  Please arrive with enough time to set up your station.  I will switch the stations every 8 minutes. There will not be a game at the end of the session. Rather, each team will have an opportunity to play a scrimmage as part of the stations. Use parents to help move kids to next station and participate where necessary.  If you are coaching your child and they don't feel they can move through stations with another parent or the other coach on your team, just keep them with you until they are comfortable to move on.  Also it is okay if kids pick up the ball, don't worry about this too much, they can roll the ball instead of passing with feet encourage to use feet where more appropriate, but this is not a big deal at this point.  Also remember to walk or jog the boundary of your area/drill with kids.  Have players partner up with their caregiver for any partner activities.  At end of session we will have snack and social. 


Coaching points for shooting:
-non kicking/planting foot next to ball
-non kicking/planting foot pointing at target
-strike ball with laces, toe pointed down and ankle locked


1)  Topple me Coconuts (Lilian,Pat) (Kristine)
(can be found in Active start program)
Split players into 2 teams and have them line-up as shown below. Place balls on top of cones like coconuts. Ask players to alternate making passes/shots to try and knock the ball off of a cone. If a player is successful they can go and retrieve both balls and bring them back to their side. Encourage 


2) Swamps and Crocodiles  (Kelly, Meghan) (Jeremy, Jesse)
(remember the video from the Active start course....)
see byte sized coaching
http://www.bytesizecoaching.com/secure/games/211_swamps_rivers_u46.php
or
make two lines of cones heading towards the net, the kids need to pass to parent/coach and not hit the crocs (cones) and then shoot on net.ach side of the grid (use cones or grab a couple of arches which I will bring to the field).  Put parents/coaches in goals and then have the kids work on dribbling around and shooting on each goal.  Count how many times you score!


3) skill- numbers game-one net...focus shooting (Elmer, Dan/Jocelyn) (Megan and Chad)
(Active start plan 3)
Set up a small grid with goal at one end.  Separate players into 2 teams lined up on each side of goal.  Place two cones just a bit further than shooting distance even with corners of goal, and place yourself between with a stash of balls.  Number players 1,2,3,4,5 etc. Call out a number. That numbered player on each team must race around the cones into the field where a ball is played. Players are trying to both defend and score on the same net. Encourage celebrations after a goal! Progress to 2 or 3 players. Add a goalkeeper (might just keep it at one number (set of players) coming out at a time)


4) Scrimmage: (Chris, Patrick) (Alei)
The two teams that are scheduled to be at station 4 will meet and play a scrimmage. Coaches and parents are encouraged to play as needed to help coach, keep the kids motivated and to keep the game moving. 

Have fun!


U-6 Stations Day


U 6   Stations 

A reminder of U6-8 coaches course this upcoming Saturday from 12:30 to 3:30. 


I did not think that princesses and pirates were such good soccer players.

The focus this week is shooting.
To work on these skills we will be doing stations. 
Kendra is away for a couple of weeks and I (Rory) am excited to be at your practices. 

Stations 
Each Coach will run one station for the entire time.   Please arrive with enough time to set up your station.  I will switch the stations every 8 minutes. There will not be a game at the end of the session. Rather, each team will have an opportunity to play a scrimmage as part of the stations. Use parents to help move kids to next station and participate where necessary.  If you are coaching your child and they don't feel they can move through stations with another parent or the other coach on your team, just keep them with you until they are comfortable to move on.  Remember to walk or jog the boundary of your area/drill with kids.  Have players partner up with their caregiver for any partner activities.  At end of session we will have snack and social. 

Coaching points for shooting:
-non kicking/planting foot next to ball
-non kicking/planting foot pointing at target
-strike ball with laces, toe pointed down and ankle locked.



1) Pac Man Gird (15x15)  Kristine and Bonnie
 all kids have ball and try to hit you with a pass (you don't want to be hit).  Working on good passing technique.  You may have to create a zone for you that the kids can't enter (small square in middle of grid and then move to no square and everyone moving).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9AJNANVrRA
(this video all demos passing technique with cues.

2) Agility:  Follow the Coach  (Peter and Eleanor)
Each child partners with his/her parent and finds space inside the playing area not too close to other pairs. As well as being purposeful each exercise described should be treated as fun/inventive and is performed alternately by the child and parent together. Jogging forward – child follows parent – parent weaves around the area. As coach shouts change they quickly switch roles
Variations
As above but skipping, hopping (one foot), bunny hopping (two foot) giant steps, walking backwards
Coach calls out commands, touch ground with hand, sit down, stand up, dive and roll on ground etc

3) Swamps and Crocodiles   (James)
(remember the video from the Active start course....)
see byte sized coaching
http://www.bytesizecoaching.com/secure/games/211_swamps_rivers_u46.php
or
make two lines of cones heading towards the net, the players need to pass to parent/coach and not hit the crocs (cones) and then shoot on net.  Run and grab your ball from the net.  Make the net the island where the treasure is and they have to get to the Island to get the treasure without a croc getting them...because Pirates are very afraid of crocs!!!!!

4) Topple me Coconuts  (Marek and Koreen)
(Active Start session 8 and there is video too)
Split players into 2 teams and have them line-up as shown below. Place balls on top of cones like coconuts. Ask players to alternate making passes/shots to try and knock the ball off of a cone. If a player is successful they can go and retrieve both balls (THE TREASURE!) and bring them back to their side. Encourage celebrations!

5) Pirate Pete (Active start, coach demo)    (Natalie and Alexis)
Divide the players into two teams. Put the teams in two different pinnie colors. One team has to run through the channel to get to the treasure (balls). The other team kicks the ball to their team mate trying to hit the other team with the ball below the knee as they run through. If players get struck by the ball they have to go back and try again. When players get to treasure (Ball) they bring back a peace back to their ship. Players change roles after a set time. Count the pieces (Balls) each team collects.
Harder (U6): Players can shoot the ball. Players can dribble both ways with the ball.

6) Scrimmage  (Vanita and Blake)
Try and encourage passing to team mates.  Play 3 v 3 can have parents play dramatic goal.

Have fun!

Sunday, May 19, 2013

U-8 boys and girls Practice #4

U-8 Boys and Girls
Focus skill:  shooting

Please remind players of Super Soccer Saturday this upcoming Saturday. 
U-6-8 coaching clinic 12:30 to 3:30 on Saturday. 

Wonderful seeing the great soccer being played by this age group. 
Kendra is away this week so I (Rory Luxmoore)  will get the pleasure of working with both groups this week.

I will set up two agility stations for you to use (set of ladders and hurdles).
I will run an activity on shooting that the teams can rotate through.
Feel free to include your favourite shooting activity.
By the end of the session we hope the players have a good understanding of the mechanics of shooting a moving ball and have had many opportunities to practice the skill. 
Skill focus shooting mechanics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac8r9XlSWo0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wi0tehvIw&feature=relmfu


Coaching points:
-planting foot pointing at the target
-planting foot next to ball if too far back, ball will go up because you will be forced to lean
-striking ball with inside laces, toe pointed down ankle locked
-knee over ball (of striking foot)
-shoulder over the ball (head down as striking)
-quick snap and follow through
-always strike a moving  ball


Warm up/Agility - no balls
Play a game of donkey tails
Half have pinnies as tales in shorts, other half try and get as many pinnies as possible or some variation of this.

Warm up- with balls
Dribble Grid and then play shark. A good opportunity for them to get some touches on the ball. 

**Agility Relays - ladders & cones, share around ladders

skill focus:  shooting
simple activity of two lines, each kid with a ball facing coach/team mate.  Pass to coach or team mate who lays off the ball to side for a shot
http://expertfootball.com/coaching/shooting.php
(first drill on page) - worry less about if they are shooting in or out of penalty area.
Can adapt this drill slightly and add a defender, where the coach/player who was initially receiving for layoff, now this player is the attacker (back to net), defender behind them, attacker receives pass and needs to turn and play a shot on goal (have defender play dummy to start and play tight...then move to live defender)

Shoot and Keep:  Coach passes ball to player positioned 10 meters outside the goalie area.
Player takes one touch of ball then shoots to score on net. Player must shoot before the penalty area. The player then goes in net. Keep players moving by having them quickly receive and shoot ball then become goalkeeper. 
Progression: if you get scored on sit out. Play until you have a winner.
Focus on players properly kicking a moving ball and goalkeepers practicing the skills they worked on last week.
Kids love this activity!

Four corners shooting drill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuz6JGaEYtY&feature=related
A good activity to work on accurate passing and shooting.
Keep players moving. You will want to introduce a second ball as last player is taking a shot.

Skill- numbers game
Set up a small grid with goal at one end/use penalty area.  Separate players into 2 teams lined up on each side of goal.  Place two cones just a bit further than shooting distance even with corners of goal, and place yourself between with a stash of balls.  Number players 1,2,3,4,5 etc. Call out a number. That numbered player on each team must race around the cones into the field where a ball is played. Players are trying to both defend and score on the same net. Encourage celebrations after a goal! Progress to 2 or 3 players. Add a goalkeeper

Scrimmage - try to reduce the field size so players get lots of opportunities to shoot on net. You can also use this time for them to work on any game skills such as throw ins, corner kicks...