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Fun
Soccer Games for 5 to 8 Year Olds was created in line with guidelines
adopted by the English Football Association and United States Youth Soccer.
Using Fun
Soccer Games for 5 to 8 Year Olds you will:
- Teach basic soccer skills
- Promote teamwork
- Encourage creativity
- Ensure your kids have fun learning to play soccer
The
author, Keith Boanas, is a Coach Educator for the English Football Association.
Click
here to learn more, download a free sample game and to order your copy today for just
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pass and move (3), combination
passing and keepaway
soccer
coaching drills from
expertfootball.com
pass and move 2
pass and move 1 |
Drill 1: Pass and Move
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Description: There are three lines of players behind three
cones, arranged in a triangle. The player in the front of each line
passes the ball over to the next. As he completes his pass, he moves
over to the back of the line that is opposite to the direction of
his pass.
Explanation: This drill incorporates many fundamental aspects of
passing. First of all, all passes are made in a triangle, which is
the basis of all ball movement. Secondly, the players are forced to
move right after releasing the ball. This enforces the dynamic
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Task: keep the ball moving from cone to cone; after a pass from
Line 1 to Line 2, the player passing must go to back of the opposite
Line 3 and so on
Purpose: technique, rhythm
Complexity: simple
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Drill 2:
Combination Passing
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Task: to advance with the ball while preserving width
Purpose: maintaining attacking shape, passing to space
Complexity: simple to medium
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Description: Three evenly spaced players advance the ball
forward through combinations of dribbling and passing. There are
many variations of this soccer drill. As shown in this particular
diagram, the ball is always dribbled to the middle and passed to the
outside. An important fact to notice is that when running past a
player dribbling with the ball (Steps 3 to 5) you must always run
behind him (Step 5 occurs after 4.)
Explanation: Combination plays are great for young players
because they teach many fundamental principles of attacking.
Preserving width, for example, is important because it challenges
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Drill 3: Keep away
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Description: Two teams of players try to maintain possession of
the ball in a confined area.
Task: keep possession of the ball and complete a X number of
consecutive passes
Purpose: vision, onball & offball movement
Complexity: medium |
Explanation: This drill is used to develop passing in a dynamic
game-like atmosphere. Demand that the players get spread out in
attack and compress around the ball when defending. Restrictions
could be implemented for increasing the difficulty. For example,
prohibit the players from making back passes (where the ball cannot
be played back to the player who passed it.) Imposing a limit on the
consecutive touches per player is also a good way of increasing the
challenge. |
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