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Football: Frogger

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Section off four 5 x 5 yard squares in the corners of your 20 x 20 yard area. Station 3 players without a ball in each corner area.

Before the game starts, the coach can tell the players the story of frogger, who jumps from lily pad to lily pad visiting his friends. He must return home before dark or else his mother will give him a good tongue lashing. Once the game begins, the coach shouts out, "Frogger!" Players must run from their corner area to the next sequential corner area as shown in the diagram. Continue the activity until players return to the area where they started.

COACHING POINTS

Have the players moving about their own lily pad without bumping into each other.

PROGRESSION

1. All run across holding hands.
2. 1 ball between 3 players.
3. 2 balls between 3 players.
4. 1 ball per player.

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Figure of 8:

Close control dribbling with the ball. This practice is a good practice to set up as part of a skill circuit where the players pratice lots of variations of dribbling.

Place the cones about 5 metres apart and ask the players to dribble around the cones in a figure of eight as fast as they can.

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Drinks Stations!:

The coach calls out any of the four directions: Coke, 7 Up, Sprite or Pepsi.

The players must dribble their ball in the direction that the coach has called.

The coach can introduce other commands such as milkshake - kids do a forward roll, Sparkling water - All players link arms around the coach, Orange juice - all players hop on one leg.

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Dungeons and Dragons:

Set out as many gates as possible within the area (2 discs, 2 yards apart). Each player has a ball. Group in pairs.

Player 1 must dribble through as many gates as possible in a specified time limit. Player 2 must try and shadow his partner and each time he is able to kick his ball and it hits the ball of his partner, Player 1 loses a point. One point per gate.

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End Zone Party:

Set out an endzone 5 yards wide from each endline. Play 4 v 4. One ball per group.

The red team is in possession of the ball. The object of the game is to advance the ball to the attacking endzone. A goal is scored when a player dribbles the ball into the endzone and stops the ball with the sole of his foot. No defenders are allowed in this area.

You can choose to make the endzones neutral such that either team can score in both endzones.

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