#Soccer skills for kids dvd full size#

Open goals up to 6 yards wide.Īdvance the activity appropriately by asking players to play 3 passes before shooting or chip over goals to teammate! Have to score with a volley or half volley, etc.įinish with 2 fields of 4v4, with a different method of scoring on each field. Then go to larger area – 6v6 or 8v8 in between halfway line and edge of 18 yard box. If the ball goes out of the box, or the keepers/defender makes a save, switch. One team has 4 attackers, the other 3 keepers and 1 defender. Kids will play this game forever!Ĭreate triangular goals (3 flags 2 yards apart in a triangle shape) in the middle of the penalty area. Add a 5 yard exclusion zone around the cone and introduce a goalkeeper to this area. To score a team simply has to hit the target (the cone). Put large cone (or similar) in middle of the field. If the defenders steal the ball they go for goal also.Ĭan play 4v4v4. Play for 1 minute at a time, with the 5 having to make 5 passes before shooting.

#Soccer skills for kids dvd full size#

Play 5v2 in an area 18×36 yards with two full size goals 18 yards apart. Pull one goal all the way up the field to the outer edge of the 18 yard box. Make sure they show good 1st touch when receiving the ball. Encourage the players to shoot as quickly as possible, having their body in the correct position. Provide a target for the defender if they win the ball. Think up any number of variations for an extra point! Then restrict a player waiting in the end zone to staying in there a maximum of three seconds and then has to get out similar to basketball.Īdvance the game by not allowing any player to stand still in the end-zone, or then limit access to the zone to 3 seconds at a time for any player. A team can score a ‘touch-down’ (6 points) if they pass the ball to a team-mate standing in the end zone. Players cannot grab the ball if it is in a players hands! Instead of making goals for the teams to score in, create an end zone at either end of the small field. If a player has the ball in his or her hands then they cannot move their feet. Concentrate on proper hand position under pressure. Play 4v4 but players use their hands to pass. If the keeper intercepts the ball, the player who played the ball last becomes the new keeper. The other three try to possess the ball and score goals by moving the keeper out of position and playing through the triangle. One player is inside the triangle as the keeper. Place three cones in a triangle 10 yards apart. Once a player is frozen, he can remain frozen until all players are frozen, or until the ball is snatched away by the other players, or until the player counts to 10. The keeper’s goal is to freeze the other three players. The objective is for the other three players to get to the ball away from the keeper (using hands, feet or either), without being tagged and frozen by the keeper. One player (the keeper) guards, but cannot touch the ball. If ball is intercepted have keeper distribute back to coach on sideline. Goalkeeping techniques being used include – anticipation, setting position for shot, receiving balls, etc. Introduce calling for the ball, then passing to a teammate on same side to open ‘channels’. Other 2 teams have to play the balls across the ‘river’ back and forth. Each team get one minute in the middle as goalkeepers (they are the crocodiles in river trying to intercept the ball!) Count the number of interceptions. If this is done with the ball under control, then a touch down is scored.Ģ0 x 30 grid. A touch down is scored by keeping possession and creating an opportunity to dribble into the end zone. Can do as a competitive ladder as above.Ĭreate a playing field of 15 x 30 yards, but make the last 5 yards of each end an end zone. Once the ball hits the ground or is saved, the two heading retreat to their goal line and the other 2 begin to try to keep the ball in the air and advance up the field to score. The other team stays on their goal line and attempt to save ball. Once they get near the other teams goal line then one of them can attempt to head it past their line to score. One pair has ball and tries to advance down field heading to each other. Players are paired up to play 2v2 in a 10×10 grid. Do 8-10 rotations to establish a championship! If tied use ‘rock, paper, scissors’ as a tiebreaker. Then make it competitive and play for 1 minute and then the winner moves up the ladder, the loser moves down. They can also advance as far as they like so if they stop ball they are in a better position to score. The player who is attempting to stop the ball can use their hands or dive if necessary. In 10×5 yard grid, players take it in turn to head ball over opponent’s goal line by pulling ball back and using their own momentum to head the ball. Try to make no sound as the ball hits the hands (almost impossible!) Play game in pairs throwing and catching a football.