I’m planning on taking lots of photos during practice, so clean them boys up a bit!

• Kick Offs

• Corners

Crazy Hair or Fav Hat Night!

Start focusing on biggest problems we can fix before games start.

• Overcommitting on Defense + Stabbing instead of Jabbing

• Set Pieces

• Following Shots

• Stretching on Offense

Wear Your Razorback Stuff!

Work on Set Pieces (Throw-ins, Corners, Kick Offs, Direct Kicks)

• Discuss Roles + Responsibilities 1 on 1 as Kids Arrive

• Small Teams Scrimmages (till everyone arrives – ~5:08)

• Full Scrimmage + Focus on Set Pieces

• Optional if time: 1v1 Toughness Game

• Team Meeting

Crazy Socks Night!

Continue with Positions, Spacing, and Building Out

• Small Teams Scrimmages + 1v1 Restricted Tackling

• 4 Goal Scrimmage + 1v1 Restricted Tackling

• Water + Who can Juggle?

• Positional Rondo + Half Field Scrimmage

• Water

• Full Scrimmage

• If time: No Look Direct Kicks on Coach

• Team Meeting

Review 1v1 Defense, Start Working on Positions and Spacing

• Small Teams Scrimmages

• Water + Team Share

• 1v1 Defense Lesson (Delay, Fast-Slow-Side-Low, Jab Don’t Stab)

• Restricted Tackling 1v1 Game

• Half Field Scrimmage (Positions, Spacing, Building Out)

• Water

• Full Scrimmage

• Team Meeting

Wear your favorite sports jersey tonight! (Any sport!)

Entire team needs some help with basic defense techniques, so we’re going to focus on that today.

• Small Teams Scrimmages

• Water + Team Share + Name Game

• 1v1 Defense Lesson (Delay, Fast-Slow-Side-Low, Jab Don’t Stab)

• Restricted Tackling 1v1 Game

• 1v1 Attacking/Defending Game

• Water

• Full Scrimmage (Begin Discussing Positions)

• Team Meeting

Similar to last practice: play soccer and get to know each other. Will talk a bit about positions and space.

• Small Scrimmages; 1-to-1’s With Coach

• Water + Team Share

• Quick Intro/Overview of Positions

• Half court scrimmage

• Water + Team Share

• Repeat Positions

• Big Scrimmage

• PKs Against Coach

• Team Meeting

We’re just going to play some soccer and get to know each other today.

• 2 small ‘free play’ scrimmages till about 5:10-5:15 – grab a pinney and join a team when you arrive!

• We’ll take about 5-10 minutes to grab some water and get to know each other.

• We’ll do a ‘half court’ scrimmage for another 10-15 minutes.

• Another water break and I’ll explain some basic rules and expectations.

• Then a whole-field scrimmage if we have enough players, smaller field if not.

• Short team meeting followed by a parents meeting.

Hoping to do a full practice game with Coach Hillyer’s team! Feel free to wear team jerseys! (But heads up, the socks aren’t the highest quality, may want to save those for game day!)

We’re planning to practice in the rain unless it’s lightning, in which case I’ll take my kids to the jump park and anyone who wants to come is welcome!