1 2016 Rec Coaching Manual Benton Frayne Director of Coaching 507-226-4506 [email protected]Table of Contents Mission Statement/Club Philosophy....................................................................................2 The Coaches Tool Box.........................................................................................................3 Systems of Play ....................................................................................................................4 Concussion Policy................................................................................................................4 Resources .............................................................................................................................5 Five Week Lesson Plan…………………………………………………...……………6-15 Rec Soccer Staff Sam Barbosa, VP of Rec. Play [email protected]507-382-4928 Kerri Ambrose, U5/U6 Rec Coordinator, TopSoccer Coordinator [email protected]507-327-7898 Dan Cronn-Mills, U7/U8 Rec Coordinator [email protected]507-779-0869 Akram “AK” Osman, Referee mentor and trainer [email protected]507-351-3272
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To develop dribbling with the head up. To develop how to dribble and turn the ball. To develop how to run with the ball. Develop coordination, balance and agility.
Description
Each player has a ball and is inside a playing area. When the coach calls out a body part, they stop the ball with the called part. Example: Coach says "knee", all players try to stop the ball with their knee. Variations: A) Call two body parts they have to use both. Example: knee, foot. They touch the ball with their knee and then stop it with their foot. B) Coach
is silent but nominates one player to stop the ball. Whatever body part that player uses, everyone else uses the same part.
Coaching Points
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Keeping the ball within reach while dribbling. Keeping the head up when dribbling. Using the inside or outside of the foot when turning a ball. Using the laces or pinky toe when running with the ball.
Back To Coach
Objective
To prepare players for athletic movement. Agility, Coordination, Balance to introduce dribbling with the head up. To introduce running with the ball.
Description
Each player has a ball. Coach stands in the middle of a playing area. One at a time each player hands their ball to the coach. The coach tosses the ball out and then has the players bring the ball using a variety of ways to move the ball. . Example: Run, pick up the ball and skip back to coach, Run pick up the ball and hop back to coach. Progress to having the players dribbling the ball back to the coach.
Coaching Points
Head up to find the coach. Being aware of other players. When dribbling back to the coach, can you use your laces or pinky toe when running with the ball.
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Week 2 Change of Direction
The Network
Objective
To develop movement abilities: Agility, balance, coordination To develop dribbling with the head up. To develop running with the ball. To develop turning the ball.
Description
Place different colored cones if available. Each player starts at a cone. Starting cone is called "home". Ask players to move from cone to cone in a variety of ways. At first try the activity without the ball. Consider the following movement actions: A) Run and touch a cone. See how many they can touch before "home" is called. B) Run and hop over a cone with two feet. C) Run and touch a cone with their hand. Then add a ball. Progression: A) Dribble from cone to cone. Don't touch the cones. B) Dribble around a cone and then go to a new one. C) Dribble around a cone and then go to a different colored cone.
Coaching Points
Running with the ball using pinky toe or laces. Turning the ball with the inside or outside of the foot.
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Freeze Tag
Objective
To develop dribbling with the head up. To develop how to dribble to keep possession (turning the ball)Awareness
Description
Make a playing area with cones. Each player has a ball. The coach is "it". Players dribble their soccer ball and try to stay away from being tagged. If tagged, they are frozen. Frozen player has to stand and hold their ball above their head and spreads their legs apart. To get unfrozen, someone has to pass the ball under a frozen player's legs. Variations: A) Coach and the first player frozen become "it". B) To get unfrozen, a teammate has to dribble completely around a frozen player instead of passing.
Coaching Points
Keep the head up while dribbling. Turn the ball with the inside or outside of the foot. Note: U6's will primarily use the inside. Introduce teamwork
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Week 3 Dribbling
The Box-Dribbling
Objective
To develop running with the ball. To develop turning the ball while dribbling. To develop passing
Description
Create two boxes with cones. One box is approximately 5x5 and the outer box is approximately 15x15. Players get into small "relay" teams. Each team goes to a corner. Play this exercise as a relay race. Start with the players without a soccer ball. Have the players run to the cone, then skip or hop around the cone. Make it fun! Then add a soccer ball.
Coaching Points
Run with the ball with your laces or pinky toe.Turn the ball using the biggest part of the foot, which is the inside.Get your head up when you are dribbling in "traffic".
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Small-sided game to an end zone (first to three) 2v2-4v4
Objective
To develop running with the ball. To develop dribbling past an opponent (penetrate)To develop turning the ball to keep the ball away from an opponent.
Description
Create a rectangular shaped field with an end zone on both ends. Place a ball in each end zone. Start with a game ball. When a team dribbles the ball into the other team's end zone, they then get a ball from their defensive end zone and try again. The first team to get all three balls
into one end zone wins. Note: Only one ball is in play at a time.
Coaching Points
Dribbling to beat an opponent. Dribbling to turn the ball away from an opponent to keep possession.
To develop running with the ball. To develop dribbling past an opponent (penetrate)To develop turning the ball to keep the ball away from an opponent.
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Week 4 Dribbling emphasize on Turning
Chase
Objective
To develop turning the ball. To develop running with the ball. To encourage competition.
Description
Make small squares (5x5 to 8x8). Each player has a ball. One player starts at one cone outside the square while the other player starts at a cone directly opposite. The coach designates who will be the "Chaser". When coach says "Chase", one of the players starts chasing the other. If the "Chaser" tags the other player before they go around and back to their starting cone, they get a point. If the player being chased gets back to their starting cone, then they
get a point. Variations: A) Start the game without the ball, then add a ball for the next interval. B) Players go around two times instead of only once. C) Put the starting points closer to challenge players. D) Go in different directions.
Coaching Points
Dribbling and turning the ball. "What part of the foot can you use"? Dribbling and running with the ball.
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Small-sided game to an end zone (first to three) 2v2-4v4
Objective
To develop running with the ball. To develop dribbling past an opponent (penetrate)To develop turning the ball to keep the ball away from an opponent.
Description
Create a rectangular shaped field with an end zone on both ends. Place a ball in each end zone. Start with a game ball. When a team dribbles the ball into the other team's end zone, they then get a ball from their defensive end zone and try again. The first team to get all three balls
into one end zone wins. Note: Only one ball is in play at a time.
Coaching Points
Dribbling to beat an opponent. Dribbling to turn the ball away from an opponent to keep possession.
To develop running with the ball. To develop dribbling past an opponent (penetrate)To develop turning the ball to keep the ball away from an opponent.
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Week 5 Shooting Unopposed
"Minions"
Objective
To develop how to pass/strike the ball with the inside or "biggest" part of the foot. To develop how to dribble and then pass/strike To develop dribbling with the head up.
Description
Create a small playing area with cones. Space: 5x5-10x10. All players get inside the playing area. Designate one player to start with the ball. The coach can also be the person to start the game. The player with the ball dribbles and then attempts to pass the ball and hit someone else below the knee. Players without a ball can jump, dodge, etc. to avoid being hit. If a player gets hit by a ball below the knee they then join the player that has a ball. Play
until there are 2-3 players left. Then start a new game. NOTE: Keep the area small to get more repetition and safety.
Coaching Points
Can they dribble the ball with their head up? What part of the foot can they use to hit someone below the knee. (Inside or laces/instep)
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Clean the yard
Objective
To develop how to strike the ball with the laces or instep.To develop how to set up the ball to strike for a distance.Teamwork
Description
Create a field and split into half. Put an alley to designate a no entry zone in between the two fields. Half of the players go on one side and are a team, half go to the other. Have an odd number of balls prepared. Example: If you have 6 players, put two balls on one half, and three for another if using 5 balls. The objective is to strike the balls into the other team's yard as quick as possible. Whichever team has the fewest amount of balls on each half when time is called wins a point.
Coaching Points
What part of the foot should you use to strike the ball? (laces or instep)Where should your non-kicking feet be? (To strike the ball farther, the non-kicking foot should be slightly away but next to the ball)