Animal Soccer

Objectives:
Fun game for ball control and dribbling (Ages 3 - 7).

Description:
Set up a square area 30x30 (adjust area depending on how many players you have) and have each player with a ball inside the area.

Tell the players that you are going to visit the zoo to see the different animals and that they have to copy that animals actions.

PENGUIN: players juggle the ball between both feet. looks a bit like a waddle as a penguin would.

KANGAROO: players trap the ball with inside of both feet and jump around trying to keep the ball between their feet.

SEA LION: players throw the ball in the air and try to keep it up using their head.

CRAB: players sit on the floor then lift their bums up, supporting themselves with their hands and feet. They have to dribble the ball around using their feet.

TORTOISE: tell the players that a tortoise is so slow it almost goes backwards. Have the players dribble backwards slowly using the sole of their foot.

ROAD RUNNER: players dribble round at a fast pace.

You can make it more fun for the young ones by adding noises when they copy the animal, e.g. road runner 'meep meep'.