U10 Integration Session

The rondo as warm-up — every modern session should have one. Run two parallel rondos with 4 players each. By the end of an 8-minute block, every player has 6+ rondo reps. Sets up the scanning + first-touch theme for the whole session.

Pure 1v1 confidence work. Run only the basic version (skip progressions to closer defender). Each player gets ~6 attacking reps. The 1v1 attempt is the courage being built — praise the attempt, not just the success.

Run 4 rounds of 4 minutes each. Each round has a different constraint covering one of the block's themes: Round 1 = '3 passes before shooting' (passing), Round 2 = 'first touch must go forward' (first touch), Round 3 = 'must beat one player on the dribble before passing' (dribbling), Round 4 = 'goals only count after a tackle won' (defending). 60-second resets between rounds.

Free play with no constraints. Coach observes which themes show up naturally — that's the test of the foundation block. Pause once at minute 10 for a 60-second reflection: 'what's one thing you used today from the last 6 weeks?' Then resume to the end.

End the foundation block on a calm note. Use the closing circle for a block-end debrief — name one player who improved, one technique that's now automatic.