The 5-Minute Football Coach #124

Competitive warmup, Combine to attack game, Funiño

Hi there,

Hope you’re all well! Here’s your tips for this week:

⚽️ Warmup of the week

To get started, a competitive, accelerate / slow down warmup:

JER Coaching @jercoaching

Thanks for the inspo @WannaTeachPE used at last night's #performancecentre ✅️ Acceleration ✅️ Deceleration ✅️ Competitive ✅️ Fun @joerooney87 @cjjameson5 #SharingIsCaring

WannaTeachPE @WannaTeachPE

Hungry Hippo Shuttles! 🎾🦛 Fun way to include acceleration into a competitive game against a partner. First player to get all their balls into the basket wins! https://t.co/zeZ00rruib

🥅 Game of the week

Next, a simple SSG to combine to attack. Start with 4v4 in the middle, progress with 1 defender and 1 attacker in each end zone:

England Football Learning @EnglandLearning

Need a quick practice idea for training this week? ⏱️⚡ Here's one from @RyDavies33 to help your players develop their passing and receiving skills 🔥

💡 Idea of the week

And lastly: Funiño! Although not brand new, this fun-oriented format is apparently growing in Germany. Check out these slides here. Lots of interesting ideas!

Aspen Sports & Society @AspenInstSports

The new German soccer: Games at U7 and U9 will be two- or three-a-side, with four goals and no GKs. At U11, teams will be up to 5-a-side, transitioning 9-a-side play at U13. All players will be guaranteed equal playing time. No keeping of score.

socceramerica.comGermany decides to put the Fun(ino) back into youth soccerThe emphasis is on enjoying soccer, rather than being so discouraged that you give it up by the time you’ve reached your 8th birthday.

I hope you enjoyed this. Until next time!

Fabrice

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