Coaching Points
Make sure the beanbag is placed evenly on the top of the foot and the foot is flat on the ground. In one smooth movement, lift the foot up pointing your toes towards the target. Start off close to the hoop and put the hoop lower down.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Practice for one minute with one foot and record your score.
Silver Challenge
Can you beat this score with the other foot? Can you score from 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 steps away?
Gold Challenge
Win a shootout against a friend, the best score out of 5 shots wins.
Coaching Points
Kick the ball really softly. After each kick, move your body around the ball so that you are ready dribble again with the next part of the foot in the sequence. The ball should follow a zigzag pathway on the floor; push it across and in front of the toes of your standing foot when you use the inside, and pushing it away to the side of the body when you use the outside of your foot.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Can you dribble one full sequence using the inside and outside of the left foot, then the inside and outside of the right foot?
Silver Challenge
Can you add an extra touch for each part of the sequence? E.g. 2 touches with the inside, then two touches on the outside of one foot before repeating on the other side?
Gold Challenge
Can you complete the sequence with really small touches of the ball and then really large touches of the ball?
Coaching Points
Practice moving the hands from the top of the head to touching behind the body as quickly as possible without a ball, to familiarise the arms with the movement. You could then practice by standing closely to a wall with your back facing towards the wall.
You will need:
Bronze Challenge
Complete 5 in a row
Silver Challenge
Complete 10 in a row
Gold Challenge
Complete 15 in a row