Maestro
Keep the ball: five passes or a dribble through the middle box earns a point.
Set up
- Mark a grid of about 20 by 20 with a small box in the middle.
- Two teams.
Balls, bibs, cones and nets. Grid about 20 by 20 with a middle box. Two teams.
How to play
- Both teams try to keep possession of the ball.
- The team in possession earns a point for 5 passes or for dribbling through the middle box (3 minutes).
- The other team tries to win the ball back.
Make it easier
Make it harder
- One of the possession players drops into the box to receive the ball and pass out for a point (3 minutes).
- Choose: dribble, 5 passes or drop in to receive (3 minutes).
- Take the box out, add goals, and see if players apply the coaching point to go to goal (6 minutes).
Three things to say
- Make the pitch big to create space to get on the ball.
- Dribbling: keep the ball close and protect it.
- Passing and receiving: type and weight of pass, open body.
Colts habit
Lift each other: move so the passer always has two options.
Both feet
One of the five passes with the practice foot.
Heads up
Look for the box and the free player.
Safety: Keep the area clear of bags and bottles. Stay on your feet, no slide tackles. No heading.
Keeping score: Each child keeps their own count and tries to beat it next time. Nothing is compared between children.