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Cat and Mouse

Set up

One 7x7m square and one ball per pair.

How it works

One player protects the ball. The other tries to touch it.

• Keep the ball inside the square.
• Swap roles every twenty seconds.
• Touch the ball only, never the person.

Scoring: One point per ball touched.

Say this

"Body in the way""Little touches""Get close"

Organising it

7 m sided area per group. With 14 kids: 7 groups of 2. With 20 kids: 10 groups of 2. Runs with one coach.

No pushing in the corners.

Missing gear? No cones → bags, bottles or shoes mark the corners. Fewer balls → two pairs share one square, swap every twenty seconds.

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Swap ideas

If this one is not landing

Ball Tag

Taggers dribble a ball and chase. Touch a runner with your ball to swap roles.

Knockout

Everyone dribbles inside. Protect your ball and kick other balls out.

Rooted in FA England Foundation Phase · Coerver ball mastery · KNVB street football. Rewritten for volunteer coaches by uDrills.