Colour Call 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 20 x 20 yards area.
2. 2Use four different cone colours on the corners 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. 4The coach calls a colour and the group reacts and travels to it.
5. 5Last player to arrive each round picks the next colour — keep it light-hearted.

Progressions

• +Call two colours in sequence
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Point as well as call the colour
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Colours mean a skill instead of a direction
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Long runs with no ball
• -Adult conditioning drills for young players
• -Watching the ball and missing the call