SKILL FOCUS: Individual Soccer Skills. EQUIPMENT: One goal post, marker cones and soccer ball WHAT TO DO: Setup: Place the goal post in the middle of the playing area. Place a red zone around the goal post in a square, marked with cones (red cones). Place a safe zone marked with green/orange cones. Divide the class into teams of 5 members where 1 member is the goal keeper. The goal keeper is the only member of the team allowed in the Red Zone. The other members are the only members allowed in the safe zone. Playing the Game: The blue team (Team A) will start the game. The will pass the ball around the Safe Zone (not allowed to pass to the goal keeper inside the Red Zone. The goal keeper may join the game inside the Safe Zone. One side of the goal post is for the blue team to score and the other for the red team (Team B). Team B should try defending the ball and stealing it from Team A. Normal soccer rules apply. The first team to score a goal wins the round. Team Shadow replaces the loosing team and start the game for round two. The team at the end of 8 - 10 minutes wins.
The coach is the outside referee. Control the game and the penalties. Your decision is gold. The learners need to respect the referee in a game and you as coach, it starts at practise.
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