FOOTBALL COORDINATION | RUNAWAY TRUCKS

Suitable for players aged 4-6 years

SETUP

  1. Area of up to 30 x 30m is the Road. Modify area depending on the number and age of players.
  2. All players are “Cars” inside the area with a ball each. The ball is the cars “Engine”.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. Players dribble the ball around the area, reacting to Coaches’ commands:
  • “Green Light” – Player begins to move
  • “Red Light” – Player stops
  • “1st Gear” – Player dribbles ball at slow pace
  • “2nd Gear” – Player dribbles ball at medium pace
  • “3rd Gear” – Player dribbles ball at fast pace
  • “U-Turn” – Player performs turn to face opposite way
  • “Somebody’s in the way!” – Players make beeping noise

PROGRESSION

  • Introduce 2 blue players on the outside, without a ball, who become the “Runaway Trucks”
  • During session, when the coach shouts “Runaway Trucks”, blue players enter the area and try to kick player’s balls out of the area (“engines off road”)
  • Cars start with 10 points. If their ball is kicked out they lose a point, retrieve it & join back in the session

OUTCOMES

  • Dribbling and changing direction with close control
  • Acceleration and Deceleration with ball
  • Using body to protect ball whilst under pressure

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
Small Sided Game | Street Football