Soccer Drills

World Wide Soccer Drill #10
Today’s activity is a fun warm up game that gets everyone moving, passing and communicating.

Assuming we have a group of 12 players we would use a 30 x 30 grid (size can vary depending on numbers and skill level). There are 4 teams of 3 players each (teams will need different colored bibs). One of the team’s starts off as “it” and the other three teams each have 2 balls.

The simple rules are that the team that is “it” tries to tag a player on one of the other teams. However, a player cannot be tagged if they have possession of the ball. A player can avoid being tagged by either running away or having possession of the ball. If a player without a ball gets tagged, her whole team becomes “it”. This game becomes a great way to work on teamwork since if you have the ball and you see one of your teammates about to get tagged, you can pass her the ball which will save her (and your team). Players who are “it” can steal a pass to prevent a player from getting “saved”.

This game takes a little bit of time for the players to really understand how to play it (young players will be unwilling to pass the ball to a teammate to save her because they will be afraid to put themselves at risk but gradually, they will get a better understanding and work within their teams to not get tagged.

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