This document provides descriptions of several fun games that can be used to teach basic soccer skills to children. The games incorporate dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork. Some of the games include a "Tunnel of Doom" where kids dribble a ball through a tunnel of defenders, "Hungry Birds" where teams collect balls and try to steal from each other, and relay races involving dribbling, passing, shooting and weaving with the ball down the field. The goal is to make soccer practice fun while developing players' abilities.
This document provides descriptions of several fun games that can be used to teach basic soccer skills to children. The games incorporate dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork. Some of the games include a "Tunnel of Doom" where kids dribble a ball through a tunnel of defenders, "Hungry Birds" where teams collect balls and try to steal from each other, and relay races involving dribbling, passing, shooting and weaving with the ball down the field. The goal is to make soccer practice fun while developing players' abilities.
This document provides descriptions of several fun games that can be used to teach basic soccer skills to children. The games incorporate dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork. Some of the games include a "Tunnel of Doom" where kids dribble a ball through a tunnel of defenders, "Hungry Birds" where teams collect balls and try to steal from each other, and relay races involving dribbling, passing, shooting and weaving with the ball down the field. The goal is to make soccer practice fun while developing players' abilities.
This document provides descriptions of several fun games that can be used to teach basic soccer skills to children. The games incorporate dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork. Some of the games include a "Tunnel of Doom" where kids dribble a ball through a tunnel of defenders, "Hungry Birds" where teams collect balls and try to steal from each other, and relay races involving dribbling, passing, shooting and weaving with the ball down the field. The goal is to make soccer practice fun while developing players' abilities.
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Soccer fun games
Basic Ball Skills
Soccer dribbling up and down the line Dribbling around cones in zig zag Dribbling with three point turns at particular cones Shooting at goal Kick passing in pairs including trapping Individual kicks to see how many times can kick up in air without it landing on the ground
Tunnel of Doom Set up some cones to make a long tunnel for kids to dribble down Put in some defence players along the tunnel Aim is to get through the tunnel For less skilled kids, make tunnel wider Can be done basketball dribbling or soccer dribbling Tunnel can be made wider and pairs can try to get through utilising passing as well as dribbling
Hungry Birds Have kids in four teams with each team by a hoop (hoops in square formation) Put about 20-30 balls in the middle On GO all the children run in and get one ball at a time and put into their hoop (can do all, or can do one child a time from each team) Children can steal from other team’s hoops Beanbags or other objects could be used
Soccer Teeball Set up teeball bases Batters kick out a soccer ball, then run around bases like teeball Variations: o Kids run the whole way round OR stop at each base like real teeball game o Kids kick more than one ball out o Kids dribble a soccer ball around the diamond as they are running the bases
Down the Line Relay
Teams of five or six A ball starts at the front of a line (with kids spaced apart enough to be able to do soccer passes) The ball is kicked down the line to the last person in the line The last person dribbles the ball back to the front of the line and continues on Cones could be used to mark where kids stand and when the last runs to the front, the others move back a cone Can be done kicking/bouncing/hand balling/passing/rolling Shooting Game Players stand in a line behind a shooting mark The first player shoots, then gets their own rebound and passes to the next player The first player goes to the end of the line This continues with the teams shooting for a set time to score as many goals as they can
Shooting Game Players stand in a line behind a shooting mark The first player kicks, aiming to get a goal Have a few players in the square to retrieve the ball The ball goes to the next player, with the first one going to the end of the line This continues with the teams shooting for a set time to score as many goals as they can Players could have three balls, so they get three shots at goals each
Weaving Relay Set up teams in lines with 5 cones in front of each line The cones are lined up ready for kids to weave in and out of with their balls First student dribbles their ball, weaving in and out of the cones then dribbles or kicks the ball back This can be done bouncing a ball or rolling a ball or even just carrying the ball
Up and Down the Court
Two people kick pass the ball all the way up the court and back again and then hand on to the next two people (there can be two groups going at a time) This can be done using bounce passes, chest passes, kicking, handballing or hockey style This can be done with three people and also can be turned into a three or five man weave
Half Field Game or 5 v 5 etc
Play modified games
Indoor Soccer Play indoor soccer Ball can hit the sides and stay in play
End Zone Set up playing area with two cones marking a goal area at each end Each player has someone standing in their own goal area as their goal person (to get a goal, the team must get the ball to their own goal person) 5 kicks must be made by each team before a goal can be shot May need to move hoop further away from playing area to avoid players getting to close to the goal person Can do with kicking, passing, handballing, different sized balls, beanbags or frisbees
