Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): UEFA #2: Walk, Bike or Take Public Transport

Walk, Bike or Take Public Transport

• Play in a tight space, ~10 meter x 10 meter, with as many balls as possible. If there are not enough balls, players without copy the different movements and then rotate the ball next round.
• Spread cones or items all around the middle of the area representing various traffic obstacles.
• Coach has a red (Freeze), yellow (Toe tapping the ball) and green cone (Go), like traffic lights in front of them. Whichever the coach’s foot touches, players follow.
• Play for 1 minute with players dribbling and moving around the area avoiding all obstacles.
• Play again, but this time if someone loses control of their ball (goes out of the field, hits a cone, hits a player etc), they have to put their ball to the side and join the back of someone else with their hands on their shoulders.

• What are your favorite forms of transportation?
• What kinds of transportation do you see in your community?

• Next round, use the answers from the question section to introduce different types of transportation and different types of player movements:
  • Car = run around fast on your toes while dribbling
  • Bike = jog around with the ball rolled by the sole of your foot
  • Walk = walk with the ball

• Play for a couple minutes and observe.
• Adjust the different dribbling/movement skills depending on the level of your players.

• Which types of transportation are the best for the environment?
• In the game, what do you think multiple people joining 1 line could represent?
• What are the benefits of having less cars and traffic on the road?