Tonight's Schedule - **please note some differences in red 5:30PM: Registration, coaches warm up with kids 5:45PM: Coaching staff meets with Brian at bleachers to go over daily drills (in 2 shifts) 6:10PM: Large Group welcome (starting a bit early tonight) 6:20PM: Warm-ups & games in Division, skills demonstration (Skill: Controlling & Throwins) 6:35PM: Small Group Curriculum (Theme: Trust) 7:55PM: Team Drill Work 7:20PM: Scrimmages 7:50PM: Closing Large Group. Present “Olympians of the Night.” Teach Dance. 8:00PM: Dismiss to teams, set up for parents game 8:10PM: Parents Game, kids seated in teams while snack is distributed 8:30PM: Check out 8:45PM: Debriefing in Divisions 9:00PM: Final Group Announcements 9:15PM: Volunteer Scrimmage Tonight's Ways to “Go for the Gold” for Team MedalsValues Curriculum: Trust 1. Kids add trust ‘medals’ to division ring – team earns one medal if everyone adds a medal to the ring. 2. Teams earn 3 extra medals if they go through Jellyfish Jungle without hitting any jellyfish. Can earn 1 extra medal if they are working well together as a team. Soccer Curriculum: Controlling & Throw-ins 1. Bring ball to a complete stop 2. Set up next action (shot, pass, run, etc) Coaches may award team one medal for participating (as a whole team) in tonight's drill work with effort and teamwork, focusing on the two coaching points above. Tonight's Skill: Controlling&Throw-ins Ways to “go for the gold” 1) Bring the ball to a complete STOP 2) Set up the next action (shot, pass, run, etc.) Controlling: Coaching Points
Hold ball between two hands (hands spread to the side of the ball)
Videos to use as reference: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDD9DF02717D5214F&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6HGHfR4bYA&feature=fvsr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kGbG2jOnY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDXqDg4k9gQ&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfiEj1pcfnM&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxpmr1s90dI 1) Pass and Control ..... (set up a 10x10 grid)
Progression (for older age groups):
3) Foot Control from Balls in the Air (set up a 15x15 grid)
Progression (for older age groups):
5) Throw-ins (set up a 10x10 grid)
Progression (for older age groups):
--Players may only take three steps with the ball --All throws must be using correct throw-in technique --One point for a goal scored directly from a throw --Two points for anyone who can score the ball from header Tonight's Value: Trust! Today's Goals: Go for the gold – Let's trust each other!
Trusting others and being someone other people can trust is very important both on and off the field. When we can trust people it means we can be in relationship with them and work together, and being in community is always better than being alone. Being someone others can trust means you are honest and dependable, two marks of having good character. Having good character and being community allow us to become better friends, better teammates, better members of our families, and better neighbors, which is what going for the gold is all about. Introduce Today's Theme: Let's Trust each other! Say: So far this week we have learned how two different things about us are very important - what are those things? NAMES & HOMES. Tonight we are going to learn how to Go for the Gold with TRUST. Who can tell me what it means to trust someone? (e.g. if you feel safe with them, if you know they respect and care about you, if you know you can tell them something and they won't tell anyone else, if you know they want you to succeed, etc...). These are all examples of trust. To go for the gold as individuals and teams we want others to be able to trust us and we want to be able to trust others. We can start right now at Soccer Nights. To work together as a team on and off the field we need to be able to trust our teammates. So we are going to play a game called “Jellyfish Jungle” where it will be very important that we trust each other, and also that we practice using each other's names to encourage one another to succeed!
So what is this going to take? We're going to have to TRUST each other. If you are blindfolded you need to trust your teammate leading you through, and if you are leading someone you need to speak to them clearly and lead them in the right direction so that they can trust you. Ok? Let's play! Send the first conga line out, and depending on pace and timing you can either wait until they are back to send the next group or you can send the 2nd set when the 1st set is half way out (with the latter the lines will end up crossing paths but this will just increase need for trust and communication). Also if you have smaller teams and want to have your whole team make one line that works too. If time allows, once the lines go through, switch up leaders. Older Divisions: Jellyfish Jungle
Curriculum Team should collect medals and glue them to division ring.
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Erik Ensrud
7/25/2012 08:53:42 am
What an EPIC evening last night! The whole spectrum of weather from sun to downpour to double rainbows! Had an Olympic-level spellbinding Blue division scrimmage with a game-tying goal in the last 15 seconds! The kids were AWESOME, as were Coaches Christine and Mike-great new volunteers!
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Stephanie
7/25/2012 08:56:27 am
That's so cool. I'm going to make sure to be in Blue to watch these scrimmages.
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