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Circuit Youth Movement Games

Develop coordination and agility through games

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Circuit Youth Movement Games is a 12-minute football fitness drill for 4-24 players, suitable for Under 5 to Under 11 at beginner, intermediate level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Fitness Type: Movement
Circuit

Duration

12 min

Players

4-24

Pitch size

24 x 24 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Circuit Youth Movement Games123424 x 24 yards

Circuit Youth Movement Games — Four-corner square · 24 x 24 yards

Step 1 of 5Play tag, follow-the-leader and shadow games inside the square.

  1. 1. Play tag, follow-the-leader and shadow games inside the square.
  2. 2. Every game finishes with a dribbling lap of the square.
  3. 3. Keep rounds short and change the game often.
  4. 4. Groups start at their own station and move round on the coach's call.
  5. 5. Two minutes per station with a 30-second walk between.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Ball
  • Cones mark each station in the shape
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Develop coordination and agility through games
  • -Build fitness without adult conditioning work
  • -Keep every player smiling and moving

Setup

  1. 1An open square with coloured cones on the corners in a 24 x 24 yards area.
  2. 2Build four numbered mini-stations around the outside of the area.
  3. 3A ball each and plenty of spare cones.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Play tag, follow-the-leader and shadow games inside the square.
  2. 2Every game finishes with a dribbling lap of the square.
  3. 3Keep rounds short and change the game often.
  4. 4Groups start at their own station and move round on the coach's call.
  5. 5Two minutes per station with a 30-second walk between.

Coaching points

  • -Movement should look like play, not training
  • -Change direction often
  • -Short games, frequent changes
  • -Quality at every station, not just the favourite one

Common mistakes

  • -Long runs with no ball
  • -Adult conditioning drills for young players
  • -Rushing through stations without technique

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