Objectives: To improve passing and encourage players to keep their heads up when in possession of the ball.
Age group: U5s to U10s.
Set-up: Create a 30-yard square and divide your players into two teams.
Take one player from each team and give them a three-yard rope or pole to hold. This is the “moving goal”.
You stand outside the playing area with a supply of balls.
How to play: The players holding the moving goal move freely around the grid.
- The two teams try to score in the moving goal.
- The first team to score three goals wins the game.
- If the ball leaves the area, keep the game moving by putting another ball in play.
Variations:
1. Play with two balls (this also makes the game easier for younger players).
2. Reduce the width of the moving goal and/or restrict players to two or three touches.
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