U8 Dynamic and Competitive Activities
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U8 DYNAMIC AND COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES
Below are links to a number of individual Activities that are appropriate for coaching players at the youngest age groups. The list of Activities is far from exhaustive, but it should give the U8 Coach a reference point from which to start designing effective and fun training sessions.
DYNAMIC U8 ACTIVITIES
Dynamic Activities are meant to give players the opportunity to focus on developing their technical skills in an active environment. The purpose is to give players numerous repetitions at a single technical task or two without the pressures of a competitive environment. Dynamic activities paint pictures. They allow players to see, experience and remember individual tasks with clarity.
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COMPETITIVE U8 ACTIVITIES
Competitive Activities are designed to introduce various types of pressures found in the game (e.g. space, time and opponents). By making activities competitive a player's perspective of the training environment is less clear and far more game-like. Players are called upon to make more decisions in their play and their decisions have more consequences. Competitive Activities allow players to develop the ability to make appropriate decisions under match conditions and to make them quickly.
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