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📋 Session Plan

U7 First Session of the Season

First Saturday of a U7 season — calm, structured, every kid touches the ball constantly.

Duration60 min AgeU7–U8 Players12 FocusQuality, decision-making, and
ABCDE

Session blocks

1

Late-Arrival Square

2

Dribble Traffic Light

3

One Ball Each — Touch Variations

4

First-Touch Gates

5

3v3 Game (Future Fit U7 Format)

6

End-of-Session Mini-Tournament

What you'll need from yourself

Clear demonstrations and high energy. Keep the session moving with minimal queuing, and reinforce one or two key coaching points rather than overloading players with information.

!Common problems

Players standing in queues (set up enough stations to keep everyone active) and the session running too long on one activity (keep blocks tight and move on while engagement is high).

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