U8 Week 8

Handball!

  • ✅TEAMWORK

    Work together to get the ball up the field!

    ✅AWARENESS

    What’s your next move? As a teammate can you find an open space?

    ✅COMMUNICATE

    Ask for the ball, encourage, tell your teammate to help you out!

  • ✅20 x 35 yd playing area

    ✅Pinnies for both teams

    ✅3 yd wide end zone marked by cones

    ✅ No ball!

  • Handball is a hands-only game developing the concept of passing and moving

    ATTACKERS

    ✅Players throw to each other, to advance the ball to an end zone to score

    ✅Players CANNOT run with the ball. The ball is advanced by supporting players moving into positions down the field

    DEFENDERS

    ✅The defending team can only block, but not steal. If the ball comes loose, they can retrieve and start an attack

    ✅Progression can be made by playing soccer and using their feet.

    💡TIP - Don’t stay too long on the ball or DEFENDERS can easily block and win it back

    Teammates should move into a position to get the ball forward.

    In TRANSITION (defenders get the ball) can they quickly catch the opposition off-guard with quick movement

  • ✅ 3-second limit to the player with the ball

    ✅Restrict the amount of passes to get the ball to the end zone

  • Using throwing and catching makes it easier for understand the concept of passing and moving on the field in a game.

    At this age, individual skill is more important to develop, but introducing the concepts of awareness, moving into a space to support teammates is good to practice, as in a real game

3v3 Game

  • ✅HAVE FUN!

    It’s an opportunity to play the game, explore skills, and work with teammates

    ✅ATTACK & DEFEND!

    You will have lots of opportunities in a small-sided game to get touches and attack and defend

    ✅TEAMWORK

    Work together to get the most success

  • ✅Set up fields of 15x20yds

    ✅Teams of 3 (if there is an odd number, make a team of 4)

    ✅Each game lasts 5-7 minutes

    ✅1 x ⚽ per game

    ✅2 x mini goal 🥅 or cone goal per game

  • No need to over-coach. Let them play and let the game flow.

    All the rules of the game should be used. Free kicks, throw-ins, goal kicks, and corner kicks. Restart the game after a goal with a kick-off.

    💡TIP - You can start to give players empowerment and responsibility by allowing them to referee their own game. This will help them understand the rules.

    💡TIP - Turn the 3v3 games into a mini-tournament to end the season. Make it fun by adding parents to the game!

  • ✅ Make the field larger or smaller

    ✅ Ensure teams are even skilled - if there is a weaker team, give them an extra player

  • 3v3 is perfect to show all moments of the game in a situation where all players get lots of action, which is important.

3v3 Game

  • ✅Set up fields of 15x20yds

    ✅Teams of 3 (if there is an odd number, make a team of 4)

    ✅Each game lasts 5-7 minutes

    ✅1 x ⚽ per game

    ✅2 x mini goal 🥅 or cone goal per game

  • No need to over-coach. Let them play and let the game flow.

    All the rules of the game should be used. Free kicks, throw-ins, goal kicks, and corner kicks. Restart the game after a goal with a kick-off.

    💡TIP - You can start to give players empowerment and responsibility by allowing them to referee their own game. This will help them understand the rules.

    💡TIP - Turn the 3v3 games into a mini-tournament to end the season. Make it fun by adding parents to the game!

  • ✅ Make the field larger or smaller

    ✅ Ensure teams are even skilled - if there is a weaker team, give them an extra player

  • 3v3 is perfect to show all moments of the game in a situation where all players get lots of action, which is important.

GAME TIME!

What you need:

✅ 1 x⚽

✅ 2 teams (different colors)

✅ 2 goals

✅ All the rules of the game - throwins, goal-kicks, corners, kickoffs and fouls. So they can practice for the weekend!

TIME TO PLAY! ⚽ Allow the players to have fun, be competitive, and express themselves. At this age, don’t impose too much structure. Don’t force passing or stop the play. Encourage and give positive comments on the goal of the session (dribbling) and coach sporadically as the game goes on.