Milltown Coaching Clinic Session #1 Warm Up: Jog & Stretch Knees Up, Heels Up, Side to Side, Karaoke, Jog Backwards, Skip, Sprint Young kids will try and do most of these activities as fast as they can. Really try to slow them down and work on the footwork and coordination. Stretch Run them through various stretches Cone Work (8 cones about 2 to 3 feet apart, you can make a few stations for less standing around) Dribble through with right foot Dribble through with left foot Dribble through with both feet Dribble through with sole of the foot (rolling the ball) Really focus on the players going slow with control, keeping the ball close to them. Show them how to use both the outside and inside of the foot. After you go through the whole series you can do a relay race for them to go as fast as they can to have some fun with it. Canyons & Volcanoes Place about 15 to 20 cones down on the ground half upside down and half right side up. All the cones that are right side up are “Volcanoes,” and all the upside down cones are “Canyons.” Now have two teams one “Volcanoes,” and one “Canyons.” The object of the game is for all the players on the Volcanoes team to dribble a circle around the upside down cones (Canyons) and then flip them over with their hand to turn the cone into a Volcano. Canyons should do the opposite. At the end of the time limit (1, 2 or 3 minutes) have them freeze and count how many Canyons and Volcanoes there are. Who ever has the most is the winner of the match. You can play a best out of 3 or 5 series. 3 v 1 (Monkey in the Middle) Make a grid about 8 x 8 or 10 x10 (make several grids to accommodate your number of players, you might have 3 grids for a total of 12 players) Have 4 players in each grid 3 on offense and 1 on defense Players on offense will try and keep the ball away from the 1 defender for as long as they can (monkey in the middle). If the defender wins the ball he should give it back to the 3 players on offense and play resumes again. Focus on the offensive players passing the ball to one another. If one player is on the ball make sure the other two players are putting themselves in supportive positions where they can receive the ball (not standing behind the defender) Each player will play a round of defense for 1 minute and then rotates. Clean Your Room Make a grid 30 x 40 with a half way line Form two teams and have one team in each half Both teams must stay in their half and may not cross over into the other teams half. Each player on both teams need a ball to start the game (or close to it if you don't have enough balls) When the coach says go each team is trying to get all the soccer balls in the opposing teams half. At the end of the time whichever team has the most soccer balls in their half has the messiest room and loses. The other team at that point can yell "CLEAN YOUR ROOM!" Focus is on timing of striking the soccer ball as it’s moving. The game also allows for several touches on the ball (trapping, dribbling, and striking) Play 3 game, having each game last 2-3 minutes Chicken Make a grid 15 x 20 with a small goal at each end. Form two teams with each team standing behind a goal. Give each player a number (1-5) and make sure the opposite team has the same (1-5) The coach should be on the sideline at the half way point of the field with the soccer balls When he calls out number 1, the #1 player from both teams will come out and try to win the ball that the coach plays into the grid. When they win the ball they should then try to score a goal. Repeat this process with all the numbers Feel free to call out 2 numbers at the same time and you can work up to calling all the numbers on the field at once When you have 3 or more numbers on the field you can also put an additional ball into the grid Scrimmage Set up a regular game and let them play. Make sure to follow all rules of the game Fitness If you do decide to have some fitness involved make sure to incorporate the ball (if running sprints, make them do it while dribbling a soccer ball).   Milltown Coaching Clinic Session #2 Warm Up Dribbling in a box (20 x 20) with Stretching Both Feet Right Foot Left Foot Bottom of the foot Move variations Scissor Step Over Pull Back Start & stop Piggy – Same game as “Simon Says” just say “Piggy” instead of “Simon” Piggy – foot on the ball, head on the ball, knee on the ball, etc. (get creative with what they do) Freeze Tag (option 1) Select two players to be the Taggers and give them a penny to wear. Everyone else has a ball and must keep the ball within 3 yards of themselves. When you say go the taggers are trying to tag as many players as they can. If you get tagged you have to freeze, put your ball above your head, and spread your legs open. To be unfrozen someone has to dribble a ball through your legs. Play for about 2 minutes each round, and then switch the taggers. Once everyone has been a tagger then move onto a different game. If the Taggers freeze everybody, then you switch taggers and start the next round. Sharks & Minos (option 2) Have all the players with a ball start on one end line. All the players with the ball are the “Minos,” and they have to dribble to the other side of the grid to be Safe. The coach starts as the “Shark” and you’re trying to kick the “Minos” ball out of the grid, then they become a Shark. Last Mino left is the winner. Circle Activity Have all the players get in a big circle. Four Players need a soccer ball. Players with the ball will dribble to the middle and then pass the ball to another player on the outside. The player that receives the ball will then dribble the ball into the middle and find someone else on the outside. The player who plays the ball from the middle will take the players spot that they played the ball to on the outside.   Players will now dribble the ball into the middle and then do a move (scissor, stepover, pull back, etc.) before passing the ball to someone on the outside.   Players will dribble the ball to the middle and change direction twice then find someone on the outside.   Players will dribble the ball to the middle, then pass the ball to someone on the outside and then show for a wall pass (give & go, a one / two) before the player on the outside dribbles to the middle. Make sure player shows to the side and not straight in front of the player on the outside (for the wall pass). 1v1 & 2v2 attacking 2 goals (20 x 10 or 15 grid) Put a goal on one end of the field and another on the opposite side. There will be 2 lines formed (center of the field, outside the grid) 1 across from the other One line is defense, the other is offense The goals should be to the right and left of the lines The Defensive player will play a ball into the attacking player who has the option to attack either goal. Idea is to get the defender to think your going one way, and then you go the other way. Once you play offense you go to the defensive line and vice versa 2v2 is the same idea with now having 2 lines on each side of the field   4v4 to small goals (20 x 30 or 25 x 35 gird) One team attack one goal, while the other team attacks the other goal Have all the balls by the coach around the halfway line. This way when a ball goes out of bounds the coach can put a ball right back into play to keep the game flowing.   Scrimmage All rules of the game apply Fitness Make sure to incorporate a ball.   Milltown Coaching Session #3 Warm Up Focus on athletic movement and building coordination skills Set up 3 cones 10 yards apart directly in front of the other Have two lines stand at the start of one of the end cones. Heels up to the 1st cone, then jog to the last cone and back to the starting point Knees up to the 1st cone, then jog to the last cone and back to the starting point. Side to Side (switch the way your facing every two or three shuffles), then jog to the last cone and back to the starting point. Skip to the 1st cone, then jog to the last cone and back to the starting point. Sprint to the 1st cone, then jog to the last cone and back to the starting point. Spring the whole Distance twice. Stretch. Cone Work to Goal Set up 3 Rows (4 cones in each row), 5 yards apart going towards the goal line. The first cone of each row should start at the half line or just inside the half (depending on the dimensions of the field). Each row should be about 5 yards away from the other rows (with one row going directly towards the goal, the other two rows off to the left and right). Each Player will dribble a circle around the 1st cone, 2nd cone, 3rd, cone, and at the last cone as they finish their final cone they will have shot on goal Dribble Right Foot only Left Foot only Both feet After they complete one row they moved to the next row until they get back to where they started. Then move to the next variation (right foot, left foot, both feet). 3 v 2 to goal w/Keeper Offensively you will have 3 lines start at the top of the half line. One line in the center, one line wide right, and the other line wide left. Defensively you will have 2 lines one on each of the goal posts. A player from the defensive line will strike a ball out to one of the three attacking players. The 3 players attack the 2 defenders to goal and try to score Focus on the Attacking Player Passing the ball to teammates (using 3 players to attack) Attacking open space quickly. Focus on the Defensive Player Pressure on the ball Making sure the 2nd defender is providing cover for the first defender(zonal defending) Have 2 teams One team plays only defense, and the other team only offense 5 minutes then switch sides. 4 v 3 to goal w/Keeper Same Game as above now just adding one more attacker and defender 6v6 to goal w/keepers All rules apply Throw-ins, goal kicks, corner kicks, etc. Relay Race Zig Zag through cones Set up 2 rows of 8 cones in a zig zag formation about 8 yards apart from one another. Have two lines at the start of each row. Players will dribble with the ball, zig zaging around the outside of each cone. When they get to the last cone they will sprint with the ball to the next person in line Repeat the process until everyone has completed it. Right Foot Left Foot Both feet Rolling the ball with the sole of the foot

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