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Rescue and Turn

Also called Five Second Rescue

You poke the ball away, your child wins it back, turns and dribbles past you through the shoe goal.

At home 5 min 2 players Garden Park With a grown-up 2016 to 2020

Win It, Keep It, Score Work hard

At a glance

  • Make a goal from two shoes 3 big steps behind you. Your child starts 5 big steps in front of you with the ball.
  • Your child dribbles towards you. Gently poke the ball a short way to the side and say Rescue!
  • Your child chases it, wins it back, turns and dribbles past you through the shoe goal. You stay where you are.
  • Play 10 rescues and count how many times your child gets through the goal.
  • Progress 1: After you poke the ball, step back to stand right in front of the shoe goal, so your child has to go round you.
  • Progress 2: As well, try to win the ball back from your child, gently, before they get through the goal.

If it's not working: Poke the ball only a short way, so it stays close to your child.

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Two moments. Top: a shoe goal a few steps behind you. Your child dribbles towards you, and you gently poke the ball away to the side and say Rescue! Bottom: your child gets to the ball, wins it back, turns and dribbles past you through the shoe goal.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Make a shoe goal 3 big steps behind you. Your child starts 5 big steps in front of you with the ball.

Garden or park.

How to play

  • Your child dribbles towards you.
  • Gently poke the ball a short way to the side and say Rescue!
  • Your child chases it, wins it back and turns.
  • They dribble past you through the shoe goal.
  • Try 10 rescues.

Make it easier

  • Poke the ball only a short way, so it stays close to your child.
  • Put the shoe goal closer, just 2 big steps behind you.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. After you poke the ball, step back to stand right in front of the shoe goal, so your child has to go round you.
  2. As well, try to win the ball back from your child, gently, before they get through the goal.

Three things to say

  • Win it, then turn and go straight away.

Colts habit

Work hard: straight after it every time.

Both feet

Turn with the practice foot every other go.

Heads up

Look for the goal as you turn.

Safety: Touch the ball only, at walking pace. No slide tackles.

My best

Rescues out of 10. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.