As we have lost the two opening games 0-3 and 0-8, Matt & I discussed how we need to take
positive action quickly so that the players could get the skills and confidence during the
school holidays to score more goals.
Here is a proposed 15 minutes daily soccer practice for the Mums & Dads to play with their
players.
A Warm-up - 2 minutes
B Dribbling - 4 minutes
C Passing - 4 minutes
D Shooting - 4 minutes
E Cool-down - 1 minute
A WARM-UP - 2 MINUTES
This gets the players in the habit of warming-up rather than just starting to play the game -
it also makes sure Mum and Dad do not pull a muscle too !
1 Stretch up on toes - 10 times
2 Full knee bends - 10 times
3 Body twists - 10 times
B DRIBBLING PRACTICE - 4 MINUTES
1 Place 3 articles about 3 meters apart on the ground from a base-line
2 1st person dibbles ball out in and out of each article and returns to the base-line
3 2nd person does exactly the same
4 Each person does it 3 times
C PASSING PRACTICE - 4 MINUTES
1 Short passing - each person stands 1 metre apart and pass the ball 5 times to each
other
2 Medium passing - each person stands 3 metres apart and pass the ball 4 times to each
other
3 Long passing - each person stands 5 metres apart and pass the ball 3 times to each
other
D SHOOTING PRACTICE - 4 MINUTES
1 One person goes in goal and the other person practices 5 kicks at goal
2 Change round so that the player can practice goal saving
3 This could be carried out 2 or 3 times - Prize for the best shot, goal or save
is up to each family
E COOL-DOWN - 1 MINUTE
1 A few stretches to finish off the session
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