U12 & below Warm-up

Capture the Balls (U12 & below)

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Set up: create three or four "home bases" (squares) with cones roughly 2-3 yards wide. Break up the playerinto teams and have each team get together in their home base. Place all the balls in the center of the space between the home bases. The Game: On the … [Read more...]

The Blob (U12 & below)

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The Game: All players with the exception of two begin with balls.  The players with balls dribble around the designated area.  The two players without balls link arms (The Blob) and chase the players with the balls.  When “The Blob” knocks one of the … [Read more...]

Clean Your Backyard (U12 & below)

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The Game: Break group into two teams and have each team stay only on their half of the field. Place a 6 yard buffer zone between halves that no one can enter or cross. Each player needs a ball. Every ball on their side of the field is a piece of garbage and at … [Read more...]

The Drag Race (U12 & below)

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The Set-up: All players have a ball and are divided into two teams. The field is approximately 25 yards long with a 7 yard shooting zone. Two pug goals should be placed on the endline. Coach should stand slightly behind and between the two goals. The … [Read more...]

Early Dribbling Game (U12 & below)

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Set-up: Field is 15 yards wide with three 2 yard goals (gates) on one end line. The field should be 15 to 20 yards long. The Game: 3 players (each with a ball) attack 1 defender. (If the attackers are having too much success, you can have 2 attackers attack … [Read more...]

The City Game (U12 & below)

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The Game: The Coach names each grid after a city (create 3 or 4 cities) and divides the players equally among them.  Begin by having the players go clockwise or counter clockwise to visit each city before returning to their “home city”.  Everyone should … [Read more...]