Select 2-3 players to be the "freeze monster" (or whatever clever name you come up with) and the rest of the players have a ball they dribble around a set area marked with cones (size depends on # of kids and skill of kids) The freeze monsters attempt to tag the players dribbling their soccer balls. If they get tagged the players have to freeze spread their legs apart and hold the ball on top of their head. The other players can unfreeze them by passing a ball through their legs. The game ends when all the kids are frozen. Start again with new freeze monsters.
The emphasis here is changing directions and speed, the players who don't get caught will be better at changing directions and speed. Ask the kids how they can avoid getting tagged, and lead them to the conclusion that they need to make quick changes of direction and speed.
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