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Training plan: 2021s, Everyone's a Keeper
12 players · 2 coaches · cage · two groups of 6
0 to 10 3v3 as they arrive
- As they arrive: 1v1, then 2v2, then 3v3, on two small pitches with a goal at each end.
- A spare ball in from the side when one goes out. No throw-ins: dribble it in or pass it in.
10 to 25 Station 1, Teddy Keepers
- Everyone stands by their own teddy (or cone) on a disc, spread around a 20 m square, holding a ball.
- On Go, roll your ball along the ground at someone else's teddy. Guard your own teddy with your hands.
- Stop a rolled ball with your hands, pick it up and roll it straight back out at another teddy.
- A teddy knocked over: stand it up and play on. After 60 seconds, everyone moves to a new teddy.
- Progress 1: Roll with your other hand.
- Progress 2: Guard two teddies at once, set a few steps apart.
For the 2021s: Sitting or kneeling keepers, big soft balls.
Usually for 8 to 12 children, so adjust it to fit.
- players
- throw or roll
- 1in this order
25 to 40 Station 2, Spider Keepers
- A 3 m cone gate for each pair, spread around the area and facing different ways. Each pair holds hands like a spider in front of it.
- Every pair has a ball. Either spider rolls or throws it at another pair's gate, still holding hands.
- The spiders save with their free hands. Whoever saves throws the ball out at a new gate.
- Every 90 seconds the spiders swap sides, so each one saves with the other hand.
- Progress 1: Throws only, no rolls.
- Progress 2: Catch it and throw straight back out: no steps, no holding on to it.
For the 2021s: Rolling only.
Usually for 8 to 12 children, so adjust it to fit.
- players
- throw or roll
- 1in this order
40 to 60 Match, 3v3 on two pitches
- Two or three touches every time: at least two, no more than three.
- Theme rule: every restart is rolled in by hand, the way a keeper would. A goal that starts with a roll-in counts double.
- Rules to call on if you need them: everyone over halfway to score, ball below head height.
At home this week: Throw Target Buckets