FOOTBALL TECHNIQUE | TRUCKS & TRAILERS

Suitable for players aged 4-6 years

SETUP

  1. Using four cones create an area up to 30m x 20m. Modify the size depending on the number of players
  2. Split the players into pairs, each pair starts without a ball

HOW TO PLAY

  1. One player in each pair starts as the ‘truck’, the other starts as the ‘trailer’
  2. On your signal the game starts with the ‘truck’ moving around the area, leading the trailer who must follow the movements of the ‘truck’
  3. When you call ‘stop’ the players freeze and check how close they are together compared to the other players

PROGRESSION

  • Basic: Add one ball between each pair
    Intermediate: Each player has a ball
    Advanced: Trucks have more than one trailer

OUTCOMES

  • Dribbling and changing direction with close ball control
  • Keeping head up for awareness of space and other players while dribbling
  • Change of pace with the ball

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​​​​​​​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?​​​​​​​
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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
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Small Sided Game | Two Goal Game
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