Partner 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. 2Pair players up and give each pair one ball and a home cone.
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. 4Partners start together and take it in turns to lead the movement.
5. 5Pairs count how many clean reps they complete together in two minutes.

Progressions

• +Swap partners every round
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Coach works with the pair that needs support
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Run it in threes with one player resting and coaching
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Long runs with no ball
• -Adult conditioning drills for young players
• -One partner doing all the work