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Free activities · Dribbling and 1v1Dribbling
and 1v1
Young players learn to dribble by dribbling, with a story to carry them and a defender arriving only when they are ready. These go from Soccer Island and 3 Speeds through knockout and dribbling gates to 1v1 games with a real defender and a goal at the end.
Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1Soccer IslandEveryone dribbles inside the island while the sharks wait in the water outside the cones to steal any ball that floats away.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1Space ManPlayers dribble anywhere in the grid and freeze with a foot on the ball when you shout.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v13 SpeedsTurtle, dog, cheetah. Players dribble around while you call out speeds, switching often.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1Body BrakesEveryone dribbles. Call a speed, then a body part, and players stop the ball with it: foot, knee, elbow, head.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1Cone ColorsCones in two colors scattered around the grid.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1Cone MonsterThe coach is the Cone Monster and carries a cone.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v11v1 FieldsTwo small 1v1 fields side by side with pug or cone goals, one line attacking and one defending on each, with the coach standing between them.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1Sharks & MinnowsThe coach starts as the shark in the middle.
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Ages 4–6 · Dribbling and 1v1See Ya Later, Coach!Players dribble at you, drag the ball back with the sole just before they reach you, shout “See ya later, Coach!” and speed away into space.
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Ages 7–8 · Dribbling and 1v1Dribbling GatesSeven or eight three-yard gates around the island.
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Ages 7–8 · Dribbling and 1v1KnockoutEveryone dribbles on the island; on KNOCKOUT, protect your own ball while trying to kick everyone else’s off.
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Ages 7–8 · Dribbling and 1v11v1 to ConesPairs face each other across a line neither can cross, a cone at each end.
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Ages 7–8 · Dribbling and 1v11v1 Four-Goal GameOne attacking line and one defending line, each starting between two small goals.
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Ages 7–8 · Attacking and finishing1v1 to Goal + KeeperA short field with a goal and keeper at each end and teams of four at most.
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Ages 7–8 · Dribbling and 1v1Gates GameTwo teams of three with two balls in play and small gates around the area. Score by dribbling through any gate past a defender.
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Ages 7–8 · Attacking and finishingBeat the LevelsTwo fields side by side, each split into two grids with a goal at the end.
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Ages 7–8 · Attacking and finishingEnd Zone Game3v3 or 4v4 on a field with an end zone at each end.
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