Circuit Youth Movement Games

Objective

• -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.

How to play

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.

Progressions

• +Add a fifth station
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Drop to three stations and lengthen the rest
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Players choose their own station order
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

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