Week 8

Social Awareness & Passing 2.0

Objectives:

  • SEL:  Players will be able to identify & describe the feelings of other teammates); encourage and support others (teammates) through challenges and obstacles.

  • SOCCER: Players will be able to demonstrate effective passing techniques.

Day 1:

Agenda

10 min- Informal Time: Attendance, Warm Welcome

15 min- Warm Up: Tic-Tac-Toe

5 min- Soccer Focus Intro: Passing Skill: Give and Go

15 min- Dribbling- Unopposed: Give and Go Goal

15 min- Dribbling- Opposed: Give and Go Goal with Defender

25 min- Scrimmage

  • Soccer Skill Question:

    1. What is the “give and go”?

    -Give and go: Player 1 dribbles at a defender, then passes to Player 2 who is close to them. After passing, Player 1 runs around the defender and Player 2 passes it right back to them.

    2. How does this move help us in a soccer game?

    SEL Question:

    This week we are continuing to work on our Social Awareness. What is social awareness?

    -recognizing how others are feeling and supporting them

    1. What makes a good teammate?

    2. What is one way you encouraged another player today?

    -I gave them a shout-out, I checked on them when they were hurt, I encouraged them to try again.

Day 2:

Agenda

10 min- Informal Time: Attendance, Warm Welcome

15 min- Warm Up: Blob Tag

5 min- Soccer Focus Intro: Passing Skill: Triangle

15 min- Dribbling- Unopposed: Freeze Triangle

15 min- Dribbling- Opposed: Monkey in the Middle

25 min- Scrimmage

  • Soccer Skill Question:

    1. What is Triangle Passing?

    -Triangle: 2 players make a triangle shape to give passing options to the player with possession of the ball

    2. Why are Triangle shapes helpful to the team?

    -It gives the player with the ball more choices of where to pass it. It helps us spread out!

    SEL Question:

    1. Who can shout out someone who made them feel happy today or who supported them on the field?

    2. How can you do the same for others outside of soccer practice?

Day 3:

Game Day or Scrimmage Day

  • See here for game day preparation checklist.

Optional Game Realistic Activities:

3 v 3

2-2-1

  • 1. This week we talked about Social Awareness. What is Social Awareness?

    2. How would you describe our team? What is the feeling you get when you come to practice?

    3. Is there any way we can improve our teamwork?

Captain’s Corner

Fall Season:

Practice Leading a Warm Up:

  • Choose a warm up to run for the team

  • Run the warm up, giving clear instructions

Spring Season:

  • Identify a need for your team and write your own goal. Choose 1-2 players to support.