Trust your skills and take the opportunity

Organisation

• Organise two teams, with two goals and goalkeepers
• Players pass the ball in a sequence up the pitch, ending with a shot at goal
• Players follow their pass, so they rotate positions
• Try to limit teams to eight, so that players are always involved; set up more pitches if needed
• Teams can race against each other to score, or count their total goals scored over three minutes, for example
• Ask the players to design final passes near the goal that require different types of shot or technique

Ways to make the exercise easier

• Start with no goalkeepers

Ways to make the exercise harder

• Add a defender or chaser near the goal to make it more realistic

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you concentrate on accurate passes?
• Can you remember to follow your pass?
• Can you experiment with different types of shots?

Safety tips

• Create a safe area for each team

Organisation

• Organise two teams, two goalkeepers and two goals 
• Each team takes turns to play 1v1, 2v1 and 2v2
• The player who starts with the ball holds a bib
• When in possession of the ball, the player can drop the bib to move a defender
• The defender has to be within two metres before the bib can be dropped
• The defender has to pick up the bib before he or she can recover and make a tackle
• Encourage the players to use the bib to create time on the ball for themselves
• Use another object (e.g. a cone) if you don’t have any bibs

Ways to make the exercise easier

• Let the player in possession drop the bib at any time

Ways to make the exercise harder

• Only allow the bib to be dropped when the defender is within one metre of the ball

 Great questions to ask the children

• Can you think about the best time to use your drop?
• On which side should you drop the bib, depending on where you want to run with the ball?
• Can the defender watch the ball and watch for the bib?

Safety tips

• Create a safe area for each team
• Waiting players should wait beside the goals

Organisation

• Organise two teams of seven, including two goalkeepers, and two goals 
• Each team starts off holding two bibs
• When a player holding a bib is in possession of the ball, he or she can drop the bib to move a defender
• The defender has to be within two metres before the bib can be dropped
• The defender has to pick up the bib before he or she can recover and make a tackle
• Encourage the players to use the bib to create time on the ball for themselves
• Use another object (e.g. a cone) if you don’t have any bibs

Ways to make the exercise easier

• Only let one team use the two bibs (after picking a bib up, the defending team continues to return it to the other team) 

Ways to make the exercise harder

• Only allow the bib to be dropped when the defender is within one metre of the ball

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you think about when and where it is best to use your drops as a team?
• On which side should you drop the bib, depending on where you want to run with the ball?
• Can the defender watch the ball, watch for the bib and recover?

Safety tips

• Create a safe playing area