FOOTBALL COORDINATION | CONNECT IT

Suitable for players aged 4-6 years

SETUP

  1. Create an area as large as possible (30m x 20m)
  2. All players start inside the area with a ball each

HOW TO PLAY

  1. All players spread out in a defined space
  2. Players dribble a ball around the area. On your call, the players stop and listen to you calling out two body parts, which each child has to join together, while still controlling the ball
  3. Examples include nose to knee, knee to foot, foot to head.

PROGRESSION

  • Basic:
    ​​​​​​​- Ask the players to connect one body part to the ball
    ​​​​​​​- Change the way the players move with the ball, eg. hopping or skipping

OUTCOMES

  • Agility while changing direction at speed
  • Coordinated speed
  • Close ball control

MORE ACTIVITIES​​​​​​​

Football Coordination | Runaway Trucks
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
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