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Rule Maker Match

The child invents one rule, explains it, plays it for five minutes, then decides keep, bin or tweak.

At home 12 min 2 to 4 players Garden Indoors Park With a grown-up With brothers, sisters or friends 2016 to 2019

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At a glance

  • Set up two goals with jumpers or shoes and play 1v1 with your child.
  • Your child invents one new rule, like goals from behind a line count double, and explains it in one sentence.
  • Play for 5 minutes with the rule. Then decide together: keep it, bin it or change it, and invent the next one.
  • Progress 1: Keep two rules going at once.
  • Progress 2: Keep two rules going, and your child plays with the practice foot only.

If it's not working: Suggest two rules to pick from, like the grown-up must hop everywhere.

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Two jumper goals, and the rule your child invented for this five minutes: goals from behind the line count double. Your child explains it in one sentence, then shoots from behind the line. Afterwards you decide together to keep it, bin it or change it.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Set up two goals with jumpers or shoes.

Garden, indoors or park.

How to play

  • Your child invents one new rule (for example goals count double from far away).
  • They explain it to you.
  • Play for 5 minutes with the new rule.
  • Decide together: keep it, bin it or change it.
  • Invent a new rule and play again.

Make it easier

  • Suggest two rules to pick from, like the grown-up must hop everywhere.
  • Your child can show the rule instead of explaining it in words.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Keep two rules going at once.
  2. Keep two rules going, and your child plays with the practice foot only.

Three things to say

  • Explain the rule in one sentence before you play it.

Colts habit

Leadership: you make and explain the rule.

Both feet

Try other foot only as a rule.

Heads up

Play the rule with your eyes up.

Safety: No heading and no rough play, whatever the rules. Keep indoor play low and slow with a soft ball.

My best

My best rule. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.