To engage these young players imagination, making the session as fun as possible and allowing maximal learning through enjoyment.<\/p>"},{"id":1441475,"modified":false,"orderIndex":4,"title":"","value":""},{"id":1441476,"modified":false,"orderIndex":5,"title":"","value":""}],"isPrivate":false,"keywords":[{"createdDate":"26/10/2010","keyword":"dribbling","keywordId":1025},{"createdDate":"26/10/2010","keyword":"fun","keywordId":1022},{"createdDate":"16/07/2013","keyword":"enjoyment","keywordId":7040},{"createdDate":"16/07/2013","keyword":"under 5s","keywordId":7041}],"longStory":"
This week we look at how to ensure you can have fun and improve your young players' on-the-ball skills with a variety of dribbling games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The session is designed to engage players through imaginative storyline games, to keep things as fun as possible and maximise learning through keeping your players focused throughout your training.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
What's in the Session?<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n Five fun drills to get players working both individually and as a team. Games in this session include body ball<\/I>, sleeping giant<\/I> and It's my zone<\/I> - and develop players' close control, ability to look up when dribbling and using a change of pace when on the ball.<\/p>\r\n This session finishes with a small-sided game of 5v5 to allow players to put their newly improved skills to the test in a match situation.<\/p>","madeDate":"16/07/2013","modified":false,"movieScale":70,"newsletter":null,"openToPublic":true,"ownerId":16481673,"pdfUrl":"/upload/sessions/7530/2293/11465796/5-fun-games-for-young-footballers.pdf","pricingTier":2,"publicTitle":"5 fun games for young footballers","publishId":"-1849762048_573535488","publishedDate":"17/09/2013 10:07:28.389","publishedSessionUrl":"/drills/Football/sessionPlans/5-fun-games-for-young-footballers-11465796.jsp","purpose":" To get your players having fun with a variety of dribbling games.<\/p> To allow for expression of ability through fun stroyline games.<\/p>","rating":0,"ratingCount":0,"ratings":[],"regenerateImages":true,"sections":[{"deleted":false,"modified":false,"orderIndex":0,"practices":[{"columns":[{"deleted":false,"heading":"","modified":false,"notes":[{"deleted":false,"heading":"","modified":false,"notes":" Players with a ball each in an area sized accordingly to the number of players.<\/p> Players dribble freely around the area and on the coaches call they stop the ball with the body part that is called out.<\/p> Calls can be for any body part: elbow, forehead, shins, back, etc.<\/p>","orderIndex":0,"practiceNoteId":1108468,"sessionPracticeCount":1,"sessionPractices":[{"adjustment":"","customPractice":{"activityBreakdownId":0,"authorId":16481673,"categoryPageHref":"","coachingPoints":"","comments":"","created":"17/07/2013 11:19:48.702","customPracticeId":119342,"customType":"CHLK","dataSource":"","demo":false,"description":" Players with a ball each in an area sized accordingly to the number of players.<\/p> Players dribble freely around the area and on the coaches call they stop the ball with the body part that is called out.<\/p> Calls can be for any body part: elbow, forehead, shins, back, etc.<\/p> Work on your players having close control so that they can quickly stop the ball and respond to the call.<\/p>","editCustomPracticeIndex":-1,"equipment":"","externalFilePath":"","externalId":"","height":200,"imageSource":"/upload/users/3a98/3296/16481673/cp119342351-1374056482015.png","imageSourceBw":"","language":{"languageCode":"en","languageId":1000,"name":"English","sportCategories":[]},"modified":"17/07/2013 11:21:22.779","poorQuality":false,"progression":"","publishId":"-1849762048_1951105024","sessionFolderId":8256348,"setup":"","sportCategoryDetail":null,"sportCategoryId":0,"sportCodeId":1011,"sportDetail":{"languageId":1000,"sportCodeId":1011,"sportDetailId":1011,"sportName":"Football"},"svgSource":"","swfSource":"","template":"basic300x200","title":"Body Ball","width":300,"xmlSource":""},"deleted":false,"externalFile":"null","externalFileType":"null","modified":false,"orderIndex":0,"practiceVariant":null,"sessionPracticeId":6599571,"title":""}]}],"orderIndex":0,"practiceColumnId":907248},{"deleted":false,"heading":"","modified":false,"notes":[{"deleted":false,"heading":"*Coaching Tips","modified":false,"notes":" Work on your players having close control so that they can quickly stop the ball and respond to the call.<\/p>","orderIndex":0,"practiceNoteId":1108469,"sessionPracticeCount":0,"sessionPractices":[]}],"orderIndex":1,"practiceColumnId":907249}],"deleted":false,"duration":"10 Mins","modified":false,"orderIndex":0,"sectionPracticeId":449311,"title":"Body Ball"},{"columns":[{"deleted":false,"heading":"","modified":false,"notes":[{"deleted":false,"heading":"","modified":false,"notes":" Set up an area as shown with the coach (sleeping giant) in one end surounded by cones (gold coins). 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Sleeping giants have their back to players, or ideally lying down. 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