Organization:
30 x 30 area
ball per player
Instructions:
Start by rolling the paint (heel/toe) on the egg (ball) and alternate feet.
Next you can put dots on the ball with toe taps.
Next put swirls around their egg (scissors).
You can have the kids wash their egg by doing inside touches (tic-tocs) and paint another egg with new colors.
Coaching Points:
use proper technique using body parts with focus on balance and listening skills
use this time to get to know the player
Progressions:
How fast can you paint your egg!
Organization:
30 x 30 area
cones scattered around grid
Easter eggs are hidden under the cones
Instructions:
Players travel around the area lifting up cones one at a time in search for eggs.
Once it is found, player must bring it back to the coach
Start the game without soccer balls to understand objective, then add in balls
Coaching Points:
Players must dribble in several directions to search under as many cones as possible, changing direction and turning to find the next cone
Close Control of the ball
Head up to find cones and recognize which ones have not been flipped over
Progression:
Less eggs
Balance egg in one hand with an open palm as a player takes it back to the coach
Organization:
30 x 30 area
Players divided up amongst 4 corners
1 goal in each corner
All soccer balls in the middle
Instructions:
Players begin lined up beside their Easter basket (goal)
On coach's call, one player from each line races out to the eggs (soccer balls) and takes one back to their goal
Once the egg makes it into the basket, the next teammate runs out to get another egg
Play until every egg has been taken. Most eggs in their basket wins!
Coaching Points:
Big touches to get to your goal as fast as possible
Head up to see your targets
body control and close touches on preparing to score
Progressions:
Cook your egg (toe taps) before you take it from the middle
Roll your egg (heel/toe) before you take it from the middle
Wash your egg (inside touches/tick-tock) before you take it from the middle
Small Sided Games