Sample Practice

Dribbling

 

Activity

Notes

Parent-child kicks

Kick the ball to your parent and back

 

Warmups: I can do this, can you? (10 mins)

n players,  each with ball

Parents, too, with their kids.

 

Getting a feel for the ball, getting stretched out

Drive around town (10 mins)

Dribbling until red light.  Stop with sole of foot.  Do tricks while stopped.

Keep the ball close, control.  Kids show what they know.

Jungle Rescue (10 mins)

Parents down one end.  Kids dribble through cones to reach parents, take them back to the starting line.

Lots of encouragement, everyone’s involved.

Scrimmage (20 mins)

Coaches on the field, encouragement but not instruction.

Point out only those things that you’ve been teaching this practice, ignore the rest.