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King of the Ring
6
min
4to30
kids
12m
min side
Set up
Make a circle about 12 metres wide. One ball per pair.
How it works
One player shields the ball. The partner tries to win it.
- Keep the ball in the circle.
- Swap jobs when the coach calls.
Scoring: Keep the ball, win the round.
Say this
"Body in the way""Small touches"
Too easy?
Add a second defender.
Too hard?
Make the circle bigger.
Organising it
5 m sided area per group. With 14 kids: 7 groups of 2. With 20 kids: 10 groups of 2. Runs with one coach.
Shoulder to shoulder only, no pushing.
Swap ideas
If this one is not landing
Rooted in KNVB street football · Coerver ball mastery. Rewritten for volunteer coaches by uDrills.