Street football

Organisation

• Players play in pairs and compete against each other to score a goal
• If a pair scores a goal, it is through to the next round
• The last pair each round that does not score is knocked out of the game
• Repeat the process each round until you have the final two pairs
• The first pair to score in the final round is the winner 

Ways to make the exercise easier

• Players can play in teams of three or four

Ways to make the exercise harder

• Players play individually

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you think about the best way to play the game?
• Can you think about rebounds and deflections as ways to score?
• Can you think about the areas on the pitch where you are most likely to score?

Safety tips

• Players who are eliminated should wait at the side of the pitch and not by the goal
• Create a safe playing area

Organisation

• Organise a maximum of ten players including a goalkeeper, and one goal
• Each player starts with three points and the oldest player starts in goal
• Goals can only be scored with headers and volleys
• If a player scores a goal, he or she wins an extra point each time; if a player misses the target, he or she loses a point and has to go in goal
• The goalkeeper loses a point each time a goal is scored
• Once a player’s personal points total goes to zero, he or she is eliminated
• When the goalkeeper is eliminated, the person with the highest score goes in goal
• Continue to play until you get to the last two players on the pitch, who are the winners

Ways to make the exercise easier

• Players can set each other up by hand to make volleys and headers easier

Ways to make the exercise harder

• No hands allowed: players can only use their feet to lift the ball to each other in the air

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you be positive and take the shooting opportunities?
• Can you try to be accurate every time?
• If you miss the target, can you reflect on how to improve your technique next time?

Safety tips

• Players who are eliminated should wait at the side of the pitch, not by the goal

Organisation  

• Normal 6v6 game including goalkeepers
• Short pitch with large goals
• Players play normal football, with the objective of scoring with the ball in the air, i.e. by a header or a volley, to improve technique
• Encourage different types of finishes and creativity

Ways to make the exercise easier

• Let players pick up the ball in the attacking half and throw it to set up a team-mate

Ways to make the exercise harder

• No hands allowed

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you show me the correct techniques to volley a ball and keep it low?
• Can you show me how to head a ball with power?
• Can you show me that you can be creative with different types of headed goals?

Safety tips

• Don’t play this game on concrete pitches
• Create a safe playing area