Winter Recreation 2 1 st Session – January 3 U7/U8 – Intros and Fun Games

When you get there You will get cones, bibs, and a Pugg Goal You will be assigned to a field get set-up I will welcome all the players in the middle of the field and then send them your way to get started Players will be excited so be ready to have fun Wear your HS gear or WSC stuff if you have some

Field Map

Key Coach Players Players w/ball Cones Balls

Activity 1 –Skip and Clump -Introduce yourself – My name is … -Ask the players to introduce themselves making eye contact with you -Now let’s get the players moving -Show the players the space by pointing out the cones that create the boundaries and walking (jogging) them around the space -Skip (Movement) and Clump is the game -Have players skip around the space and then ask a question. To answer the question players need to get in groups that answer the questions -What is your for favorite ice cream? -What is your favorite color -What is your favorite animal (can the act out their favorite animal) -What is your favorite etc. What is your favorite kind of pizza? Cheese Peperoni

Activity 2 – Freeze Tag -Select a few players to be “It” the others will be avoiding being frozen -When players get tagged the need to stand with legs spread apart -To unfreeze a player a player has to crawl through their legs -Play without the ball and then add the ball I’m Frozen I’m free

Activity 3 – Red Light/Green Light -All players start on one side of the field you start on the other -When you want them to go you say “Green Light” when you want them to stop say “Red Light” -If a player doesn’t stop when you say “Red Light” they go back to the beginning -Play without the ball and then add the ball Red Light Green Light

Activity 4 – Chase the Coach -Tag game where the players focus on trying to get you -Play without the ball and then add the ball -Once the players have the balls at their feet they would pass and try to hit you below the knee with their ball

Activity 5 – Play -Split the players onto two teams -Play 4v4 with a few subs -Have a pile of balls ready to go that you will send onto the field when it goes out of bounds -Each time a ball goes out of bounds or a goal is scored yell “New Ball” and distribute a new ball on the field -Can you get the ball to players that haven’t been involved -Can you distribute the ball to challenge the team that needs challenging -Players will clump together and chase the ball – that is normal -Parents will want to help collect balls have them hold onto the balls and then collect them when you run out so players get a rest New Ball

Thanks Have fun and be decisive!