soccer practice session

Practice Session

Session: 1 hour
Age Group: Aimed at adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15 years old. Most should have previous experience in soccer, knowing the rules and behaviors of conduct. If a kid is a rookie, assist them in all their questions to help them understand the game better. If you do have problems with their behavior enforce punishment by making them run or do push ups.
Equipment: pylons and balls

Start
• 5 minutes to warm-up: For the first time in doing this warm-up, run with the kids being the leader so that they follow whatever you do. The formation is everyone is side by side running while the leader calls out things to do. You can use these as the example of things to do during the jog back and forth like sprinting, side steps, Kris cross steps, moving backwards, running with knees pumping in air, running with feet hitting your butt, or when you reach the edge of side do a jumping header. (Next time you can pick one of the players to lead t...