1st grade · Fall · Week 1
Keeping the ball under control
Ball controlDribbling
What this week is about
The first week of practice is focused on teaching the players to keep the ball under control with their feet. The warm-up game is meant to be a fun and engaging way to get the players started as soon as they arrive at practice. In the second activity you'll teach your players to control the ball and move it at their feet. The 'Body Part' game will allow you to continue working on control by treating it as a game. As with every practice you should end with a game.
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Your practice
60 of 60 minutes
Warm-up
A fun game to start as soon as players arrive.
10 minWhole team, one ball each; one player is IT (no ball) · 15 × 15 yards
Technical
Teach the week's skill: every player with a ball, no real defender yet.
15 minWhole team in pairs, one ball each · Two cones 2-3 yards apart for each pair
Skill vs a defender
Use the skill against a defender: 1 v 1, 2 v 1, tag games.
10 minTwo lines of up to four; one line has the balls · 10 × 10 yards
Small-group game
A small team game with a rule that brings the skill out.
10 minWhole team, one ball each; the coach calls out · 15 × 15 or 20 × 20 yards
Small game
Every practice ends with a game. Let them play.
15 minTwo teams of four (4 v 4), one ball · About 30 × 20 yards
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