Winter Recreation 2 4 th Session – January 24 U5/U6 – Dribbling to Get Past Someone

When you get there Cones, bibs, and Pugg Goals will be at the white boxes Go to the field that you are assigned to on the map Please wear a watch so you can start playing at ten after the hour at the latest (6:10pm or 7:10pm) Once you have played a tag game for a little while make sure to get the ball involved in some way As players enter the dome we will send them your way once you have 6 players get going Wear your HS gear or WSC stuff if you have some

Field Map T-RexLions Elephants Sharks Cheetahs EaglesDolphins Bears Molly Claire/Tina Mitchell Mark MaddieLuke Bailey/HannahTina – U7/U8G Lexi

Key Coach Players Players w/ball Cones Balls

Activity 1 – Body Part Dribble -Every player has there ball with them get them to dribble around the space -Players will need to slow down so give them the hint that they should try to touch their ball each step they take -Remind players they can dribble different speeds and show them -Talk to them about the surface of the foot they can use -Now while the are dribbling get them to stop the ball with different parts of their body: -Sole of foot -Belly -Backside -Elbow -Knee -Etc. Get dribbling Stop it with your knee

Activity 2 – Ball Retrieve -Have every player circle around you with their ball in hand -Take the players ball and toss it or roll it away and give them a task to bring it back -Bring it back with: -Two hands -Two feet -One hand, one knee -Two knees -If you notice a player doing something cool or different acknowledge it and ask the other players to copy it -Players will be able to do the task 2/3 times then move onto new task Two hands one knee

Activity 3 – Score, Score, Score -Every player needs to be on a ball -Players need to dribble thru the goal to score -To get the cone goals you can do it or you can give each player two cones to lay out as a goal -Show players how to dribble thru the goals -Have them go one round to get the hang of it then have them play and keep score. -Let the round go 30 seconds then get them to yell out their scores now the challenge is to beat their own score by 2, 5, or whatever -The players try to beat their own score because it is self referenced and therefore doesn’t matter if they are the best or worst kid it just maters that they do -Can play a few rounds and come up with other ways to score -Dribble around cone, dribble thru and then use a pullback, etc. Go How many did you score? I scored 1 I scored 3

Activity 4 – Ship’s Across the Ocean -Get ready to sing -“Ships across ocean ships across the sea captain o’captain you can’t catch me” -Get the players on one side of the field and you in the ocean. -The player’s will sing the tune and then once they finish they will try to run across the ocean to the other side with out getting tagged -If they get tagged they join you in the ocean trying to tag the other kids -Start without a ball and then add it. -Key’s -You will have to lead the song Ships across the ocean ships across the sea. Captain o’captain you can’t catch me

Activity 5 – Play -Split the players onto two teams -Play 3v3 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!

WR2 U5U6 Week 4 – Jan 24 Warm-up – Body Part Dribble Activity 2 – Ball Retrieve Activity 3 – Score, Score, Score Activity 4 – Ships across the ocean Play Every player has a ball and gets dribbling Get players to stop the dribble with different parts of their body Every player with their ball in their hands around you Take their ball toss it Task players with some way to bring it back Every player with a ball How many goals can the score Challenge players with different ways to score Let’s sing the song Players zip from one side to the other and if they get tagged they join you