As for cones and such, I've just been using the cones and letting them play line soccer. I haven't set up real goals yet this year. Line soccer forces them to work on keeping it close while dribbling fast. I think this is a more important skill than shooting at this time. I'll leave my cones out on our porch by the front door.
As far as ideas, if I was there, this is what we'd do:
- Start with the game (they've done this drill once already this season) where you pair up the girls with one ball per pair. They just leave the ball on the ground. One girls stands next to the ball and uses her body to shield the ball from the other player. She needs to stay low, good balance, keep her feet moving. The "shielded" player shouldn't even be allowed (by the "shielding" player) to get close enough to the ball to even touch it. You probably know the tricks better than me.
- Progress to letting the girl shielding the ball throw it up in the air first and shield the ball just like before. However, now the ball is bouncing around a bit. The higher the throw, the better.
- Progress to separating the pairs by some distance (10 yards or so) and letting the coach throw the ball up so it lands between them. They should use their shielding skills to gain "possession" of the ball.
- Finally, you can separate the girls by the length of your field (~ 30 yards) and let them really charge the ball with a full sprint and try to score a line soccer goal.
- You might want to end practice with monkey in the middle and they can ONLY pass the ball to the player that is farthest from them but still on the field. (30 x 25 yards). This should help them with maintaining separation in the game.
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