Relay 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 22 x 22 yards area.
2. 2Split into teams of three or four behind separate start cones.
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. 4First player goes on the whistle and tags the next on return.
5. 5First team to complete three full rotations wins the round.

Progressions

• +Add a skill gate on the way back
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Shorten the distance
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Teams pick the order of their runners each round
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Long runs with no ball
• -Adult conditioning drills for young players
• -Setting off before the tag