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1 Mini-Kickers Week 1 (Feet Only, Fun, dribbling, kicking, max # touches) 5 min activities, water breaks, celebrate goals, cheers 2. Carrot Soccer 3. Driving School 4. Hit The Coach 5. Follow the Leader Demonstrate shoe-lace kick 6. 1, 2 Kick (parent help) 7. Monster Kick Game 8. Hickory, Dickory, Dock 9. Balls In the Bag END - Patches, Team Cheer, Tunnel FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize the use of feet ONLY. Dribbling & Kicking Exercises PATCH: PARTICIPATION Black (boys), Blue (girls) - Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time - Carrots don t have arms, right?, Look at me - Driving Instructor. Go, Stop, Go Slow, Turn Right - If u w/ their ball u imitate animal they choose - Follow (player s name). Teach proper shoelace kick (instep drive). - 5 balls in a line 8 feet from goal. 1, 2, kick! all 5-3 steps, Kick a far as can (all), Wait, Get Ball. - Hold Bag Open, Players try to get balls in Bag

2 Mini-Kickers Week 2 Feet Only, Fun, dribbling, Talk about a puppy on a leash 2. Follow the Leader 3. Soccer Bees 4. The Big Pile 5. Special Delivery 6. Chase The Kid Demonstrate shoe-lace kick 7. Monster Kick Game 8. Hickory, Dickory, Dock 9. Balls In the Bag 10. Scrimmage FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize the use of feet ONLY. Dribbling & Kicking Exercises PATCH: PARTICIPATION Black (boys), Blue (girls) - Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time - Follow (player s name). Coach can start. - Kids buzz like bees, kick balls at Wasps (parents) - 3 balls/kid. Each Kid Dribbles from Pile to Goal - 2 cones, 2 ft apart create mailbox. #MBX on field - Pick a player. Tag a kids ball with your ball. Teach proper shoelace kick (instep drive). - 3 steps, Kick a far as can (all), Wait, Get Ball. - Hold Bag Open, Player try to get balls in Bag

3 Mini-Kickers Week 3 Feet ONLY. Focus on going in the correct direction 2. Race 3. Driving School 4. Chase The Kid 5. Snowball Fight Demo how to turn the ball around 6. Ring Around a Parent 7. Turn Around Game 8. Hickory, Dickory, Dock 9. Balls In the Bag 10. Scrimmage FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize on Turning the Ball PATCH: Turn Around Patch - Every Player w/ Ball. Score in Goal same time - 2 Piles 1 End. 2 Goals Other End. 2 Teams. - Driving Instructor. Go, Stop, Go Slow, Turn Right - Pick a player. Tag a kids ball with your ball. - Ball each. Pass ball onto another s ball call Splat - Line of balls. Kids dribble around parent & back - Circular waving of arms-call(name) Turn Around

4 Mini-Kickers Week 4 Continue working on going correct direction + defense 2. Special Delivery 3. Turn Around Game 4. Ring Around the Parent 5. Soccer Bees 6. Hickory, Dickory, Dock Demo Defense 7. Everyone vs. the Coach 8. Sharks and Minnows 9. Balls In The Bag 10. Scrimmage FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize on Defense PATCH: Defense - Every kid w Ball. Score in Goal same time - 2 cones, 2 ft apart create mailbox. #MBX on field - Circular waving of arms-call(name) Turn Around - Line of balls. Kids dribble around parent & back - Kids buzz like bees, kick balls at Wasps (parents) Explain & emphasize shielding the ball - All kids lot of balls 1end. Coach@Goal. Go Score - Minnows have Ball. S try kick M ball out of pond.

5 Mini-Kickers Week 5 FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize on Defense Concentrate on shielding the ball, freq. PATCH: Spirit water breaks. 2. Monster Marbles Demo Defense 3. Monster Invasion 4. Everyone vs. the Coach 5. Snowball Fight 6. Treasure Hunt 7. Hickory Dickory Dock 8. Treasure Island 9. Balls In The Bag 10. Scrimmage - Every kid w Ball. Score in Goal same time - Mini field. Ball on cones. Kids (monsters) outside field. Knock ball off cones. Explain & emphasize shielding the ball -Every kid w Ball inside field. Parents steal pet(ball) -All kids lot of balls 1end. Coach@Goal. Go Score - Ball each. Pass ball onto another s ball call Splat - Pinnies = treasure. 4 Cones = Treasure chest - 2 balls /kid. Monster Kick out. Dribble back to Isle

6 Mini-Kickers Week 6 Review skills learnt to date, Control, Change Direction, Stop Ball, Shield 2. Follow The Leader Review shoe-lace Kick 3. Monster Kick 4. Review Turn Around 5. Turn Around Game 6. Treasure Hunt 7. Monster Invasion 8. Ring Around the Parent 9. Hickory Dickory Dock 10. Balls In The Bag 11. Scrimmage FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize control, chge direction PATCH: Improvement - Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time - Follow (player s name). Coach can start. Explain & emphasize shoe-lace Kick - 3 steps, Kick a far as can (all), Wait, Get Ball. - Turning ball with inside of foot - Circular waving of arms-call(name) Turn Around - Pinnies = treasure. 4 Cones = Treasure chest -Every kid w Ball inside field. Parents steal pet(ball) -Line of balls. Kids dribble around parent & back

7 Mini-Kickers Week 7 Introduce a new skill - passing! Remember, it s hard for players this young to understand why they should pass 2. Driving School 3. Everyone against the Coach FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize Passing its hard PATCH: Passing Some players may get Turn Around, Defense, Spirit or Improvement patches if they don t have one. - Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time - Driving Instructor. Go, Stop, Go Slow, Turn Right - All kids lot of balls 1end. Coach@Goal. Go Score! Demo Passing 4. Spider Web 5. Hot potato 6. Hickory, Dickory, Dock 7. Balls In the Bag 8. Scrimmage Demonstrate passing - PASS, PASS, PASS. - Parents needed. Call Pass KidtoCoach&Back - 2Rows cones(6ft) 3ft between. Kids Pass d/ Row

8 Mini-Kickers Week 8 Focus: Passing! Short kicks for passing 2. Monster Invasion 3. Snowball Fight Talk About short Kicks for passing not Monster Kicks. PATCH: Hustle -Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time -Ball each inside field. Parents steal pet(ball) -Ball each. Pass ball onto another s ball call Splat Passing Review 4. Hot Potato 5. Pass, Pass, Pass (parent helpers) 6. Spider Web 7. World Cup 8. Balls In The Bag 9. Scrimmage Review Passing Talk about Assists - 2Rows cones(6ft) 3ft between. Kids Pass d/ Row - Big pile of Balls pass, pass, pass, receive it from Kid, they turn and score - Parents needed. Call Pass KidtoCoach&Back - Kid passes to Coach who passes to kid to shoot

9 Mini-Kickers Week 9 Review of the skills so far. Waving arms over head - PASS, PASS, PASS 2. Soccer Bees 3. Ring Around The Parent 4. Race! 5. Hickory Dickory Dock 6. Treasure Island 7. Hit the Coach! 8. Turn Around Game 9. World Cup 10. Balls In The Bag 11. Scrimmage FOCUS ON FUN, emphasize Passing Wave Arms! PATCH: Attitude Hand out Bravery, Coach Challenge, and Assist patches for your players that earn them -Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time -Kids buzz like bees, kick balls at Wasps (parents) -Line of balls. Kids dribble around parent & back - 2 Piles 1 End. 2 Goals Other End. 2 Teams. - 2 balls /kid. Monster Kick out. Dribble back to Isle - If u w/ their ball u imitate animal they choose - Circular waving of arms-call(name) Turn Around - Kid passes to Coach who passes to kid to shoot

10 Mini-Kickers Week 10 Fun with some of the player s favorite games. Highest achievement in soccer is to make an assist 2. Follow The Leader 3. Chase The Kid 4. Treasure Hunt 5. Spider Web 6. Hickory Dickory Dock 7. Everyone Against the Coach 8. Monster Kick 9. World Cup 10. Balls In The Bag 11. Scrimmage FOCUS ON FUN. PATCH: Teamwork Hand out Bravery, Coach Challenge, and Assist patches for your players that earn them - Every Player w Ball. Score in Goal same time - Follow (player s name). Coach can start. - Pick a player. Tag a kids ball with your ball. - Pinnies = treasure. 4 Cones = Treasure chest -Parents in middle. Call Pass KidtoCoach&Back - All kids lot of balls 1end. Coach@Goal. Go Score - 3 steps, Kick a far as can (all), Wait, Get Ball. - Kid passes to Coach who passes to kid to shoot

11 WEEK 1&2 WEEK 1&2 WEEK3 WEEK4 WEEK5 (BOYS) (GIRLS) (TURNAROUND) (DEFENSE) (SPIRIT) WEEK6 WEEK7 WEEK8 WEEK9 WEEK10 (IMPROVEMENT) (PASSING) (HUSTLE) (ATTITUDE) (TEAMWORK) OPTIONAL HAND-OUTS BRAVERY COACH CHALLENGE ASSIST COACH-PARENT

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