Juniors Festival- January 22

U9/U10 Group- Keep Boys and Girls Together

U11/U12 Group- Separate Boys and Girls

I) Partner Juggling Challenges

Procedure

• Demonstrate the challenge and let the groups practice it for 2 minutes 
• Compete for 2 minutes and each group keeps track of their highest score.

Challenges

• Number of juggles back and forth
• Header only juggles back and forth
• Feet only juggles back and forth

II) 2v2 To Four Goals 

Set Up

• Grid 10x10 yards with four goals
• Two teams, 1 coach with all the soccer balls (Divide the kids into 4-6 teams for this based on our numbers so we will have 2-3 different games going on at the same time)
• The players who are not up stand just behind the end line in their goals so if a ball is played through the goal they can receive that ball and step onto the field 

Procedure

• The coach plays the ball to one of the teams and they try to score by passing the ball through either of the goals on the opposite end line.
• If a goal is scored the team that scored stays on the field and the team that was scored on leaves the field.  The next player up in each line from the team that was scored on step onto the field and attempt to score.
• If the ball goes out of bounds, all the players are out and four new players step onto the field
• We want the players who are next up to be active and if the ball is going out over their end line they move so they can receive that ball and begin play with that ball.
• Play 3 minute games

Key Points

• Circular movement off of the ball
• Move after you pass the ball
• Recognize when the dribbler is going to turn support
• Read the space created by the defenders

Variations

2v2 With Support Targets

2v2 With Attacking Targets

III) 6v6 Scrimmages 

Play 10 minute games in 4 team round robin tournament