This can be with a ball or without a ball. Players will mimic what the leader is doing. Tag is another great game with or without the ball that works on changing direction and watching where we are going. You can make up anything you want, but this can be a great game to get some touches on the ball.

i.e.: red light-stop, green light=go, yellow light= slow, blue light= toe taps, orange light= tick tocks, purple light=knee on the ball. Feel free to add more colors to keep the game interesting. This is a great game that players can use with or without a soccer ball. If you are not using a ball you can use skips, one foot hops, two foot hops, gallops, and backwards run. If you are using a ball we have all the skills listed in previous weeks that you can use in these games. Games!- All these games can be done with or without a ball. Use our skills listed above(toe taps, tick tocks, etc.) as commands for Simon Says. Simon Says Soccer Game- Simon Says is a great game you can use to help work on various soccer skills. When dribbling between cones we want to keep control of the ball by keeping it close with little touches. You can also work on the move by dribbling back and forth between two cones. To work on these moves you can lay out 2-3 cones in a small space(5x5yds) and every time you get to a cone you perform a pullback. This video also contains an inside cut and an outside cut, but I recommend working on the pull back first. Revisit weeks 1 and 2 above to continue developing familiarity with the ball at your feet and getting plenty of touches on the ball. How fast can you complete 4 consecutive figure 8s while using both feet? Right foot only? Left foot only? Try completing figure 8s by only using your right foot or by only using your left foot. To get more quick laces touches move the clones closer together. To get more laces touches over space spread the cones out further. Using laces dribbling technique, dribble around using only your laces.Ĭhallenge 3- How many laces touches can you get in 20 seconds? Challenge 1- How many(toe taps, tick tocks, or tick tock takes) can you do in 20 seconds?Ĭhallenge 2- Can you beat your score from the first round(can you beat your best score)?Īdd these two foundation technique exercises to the three from last week.Ĭhallenge 1- How many(toe taps, tick socks, or tick tock takes) can you do in 20 seconds?

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