Coaching Points
Pause after each jump, regain your balance before jumping again. Practice on both the left and right foot.
Bronze Challenge
Mark out 10 strides, can you sideways hop from the start to the end?
Silver Challenge
Can you do 15 sideways hops with control?
Gold Challenge
Add all the numbers up in your date, month and year of birth, sideways hop this many times. e.g. 15/09/2016 = 1+5+0+9+2+0+1+6 = 24 sideways hops.
Coaching Points
Aim to land each hop in between the cones. Before you take off again, check that you are balanced. Think about the position of your upper body and head when you are hopping, if you are leaning too far forward you will find it difficult to hop backwards, and vice versa. If you lose control, take your time and get set again before you continue. Practice with your left and right foot.
Bronze Challenge
Aim to land each hop in between the cones. Before you take off again, check that you are balanced. Think about the position of your upper body and head when you are hopping, if you are leaning too far forward you will find it difficult to hop backwards, and vice versa. If you lose control, take your time and get set again before you continue. Practice with your left and right foot.
Silver Challenge
Aim to land each hop in between the cones. Before you take off again, check that you are balanced. Think about the position of your upper body and head when you are hopping, if you are leaning too far forward you will find it difficult to hop backwards, and vice versa. If you lose control, take your time and get set again before you continue. Practice with your left and right foot.
Gold Challenge
Aim to land each hop in between the cones. Before you take off again, check that you are balanced. Think about the position of your upper body and head when you are hopping, if you are leaning too far forward you will find it difficult to hop backwards, and vice versa. If you lose control, take your time and get set again before you continue. Practice with your left and right foot.
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Look up to see where the space is and try to trick the defender by pretending to go one way and then going the other way.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you dribble past the hopping defender 3 times with your left foot and 3 times with your right foot without being caught?
Silver Challenge
Can you successfully dribble past the hopping defender with 3 different sized balls?
Gold Challenge
Compete against another player and win the match by dribbling through the gate 5 times without being caught by the hopping defender.