Football Coordination | Racing Cars
Suitable for players aged 7-8 years
SETUP
- Using four cones create an area up to 30m x 20m Modify the size depending on the number of players
- Set up other cones every 5m along the area
- Set up other cones randomly inside the area
- Each player (racing car) has a ball
HOW TO PLAY
- The players dribble their ball inside the square while you call different instructions:
- RED LIGHT - stop the ball
- GREEN LIGHT - dribble without crashing into other cars
- YELLOW LIGHT - foot tapping on top of the ball
- ROUNDABOUT - move in a tight circle with the ball
- REVERSE - players dribble backward
- FILL UP – dribble to the nearest cone (petrol station) and tap the ball between feet for 10 taps
PROGRESSION
Basic: Use different parts of the foot
Intermediate: Coach calls ‘off road’ and players dribble around an outside cone and back as quickly as possible - Coach calls 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear etc. to encourage speed changes.
OUTCOMES
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Dribbling and changing direction with the head up
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Dribbling with different parts of the foot