Soccer Program
2 Month Program Outline
30 or 45 Minute Classes
Order of Operation:
- Always use the wall, fence or any other guide to keep students in an orderly fashion
- Always play music on speaker. Phones can work but speaker is preferred. Much louder and keeps kids attention better. (Kids Bop on Spotify, Youtube Music etc is ideal) It makes class fun and not boring.
- Execute every class
- Use ball with game
- Physical Fitness Exercises i.e. Aerobics (high knees, jumping jacks, arm circles, stretching touching both toes, single leg stretch (this can be standing or sitting, always have a count of at least 8 think of gym class, squats 3x and squats with a jump 3x. etc)
- Run in straight lines one at a time using wall or fence for kids organized.
- Listening Drill
- One on one (skill of the day)
- Team Play (skill of the day)
- 5 min Free time pertaining to skill of the day
- Sticker or Stamp Time
Week 1 - Dribbles (Skill of the Day)
- Ball Trap (Squish the Bug) – stopping ball with foot
- Dribble ball with inside of foot always moving in any direction (mostly forward)
- Pull Backs – (left/rt leg, reverse ball in opposite direction)
Week 2 - Dribbles (Skill of the Day)
- Big Kick – Ready, set, kick
- After the ball is kicked retrieve and dribble back
Week 3 - Passing
- Pass – Learner stands at cone using inside foot to pass to coach. When passing back to learning have hem Skish the Bug. (3x)
- If they can Partner up Learners and have them pass to each other
Week 4
- Review skills from Week 2 and Week 3 All skills
Week 5 - Advanced Dribble
- Review Regular Dribble
- Dribble Maze
- Red light, Green light
Week 6 - Big Kicks
- Review Big Kicks
- Kick thru Holla Hoop as target
Week 7 - Passing
- Learners pass and try to hit the cone
- Do the same as a team. Set out lots of cones and have kids to pass the ball trying to hit the cone
Week 8
- Obstacle Course
- Set up cones so kids can dribble the ball on a path
- Fun games – Red Light – Green Light, Dribble Tag, Bubble Smash, Hop Scotch With Dots, The Floor is Lava