GENERAL MOVEMENT | RUNNING FREE

Suitable for players aged 4-6 years

SETUP

  1. Create an area as large as possible (30m x 20m)
  2. All the players are free to move around inside the area

HOW TO PLAY

  1. On your signal ask the players, Who can run...? (or Can you run...?) like a zombie, an elephant, very tall, very small, on your tippy-toes, as fast/ slowly/ smoothly as you can, with jerky movements, forwards/backward, keeping a certain distance away from everyone else, in front of/ behind a partner

PROGRESSION

  • BASIC: Ask the players to make suggestions
    ​​​​​​​INTERMEDIATE: Add a ball

OUTCOMES​​​​​​​

  • Agility while changing direction
  • Mobility over a range of movement (crouching, rolling, jumping, swerving)
  • Develops spatial awareness

MORE ACTIVITIES

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Football Coordination | Bowling Ball
​​​​​​​Football Coordination | Box to Box
Football Coordination | Land Ahoy
Football Coordination | Connect It
Football Coordination | Protect the City
Football Coordination | Ghostbusters
Football Coordination | Show me the Money
Football Coordination | Zombie Apocalypse
Football Coordination | End Goals
Football Technique | Jungle Time
Football Technique | Driving School
​​​​​​​Football Technique | Fishy Fishy
​​​​​​​Football Technique | Jail Break​​​​​​​
Football Technique | Pokemon Go

​​​​​​​Football Technique | Terminator​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Football Technique | Ball Thief

​​​​​​​Football Technique | Trucks & Trailers
​​​​​​​Football Technique | Space Invaders
​​​​​​​Football Technique | Robocoach​​​​​​​
Football Technique | Mosquito

​​​​​​​Football Technique | Traffic Cops
​​​​​​​Football Technique | What's the Time Mr Wolf?​​​​​​​
General Movement | Flag Tag
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General Movement | Hopping Tag
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General Movement | Sharks & Islands
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General Movement | Snatch the Flag

General Movement | Stuck in the Mud
General Movement | Wall Tag
General Movement | Chain Tag
General Movement | Summer Holiday
General Movement | Running Free
General Movement | Football Rush
Small Sided Game | One Goal Game
Small Sided Game | Two Goal Game
Small Sided Game | Street Football