Traffic 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. 2Scatter spare cones through the middle of the area as obstacles.
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. 4Players travel through the busy middle without touching an obstacle.
5. 5One point per clean crossing, minus one for a collision.

Progressions

• +Reduce the area so traffic increases
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Enlarge the area and remove obstacles
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two players travel as a pair, side by side
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Long runs with no ball
• -Adult conditioning drills for young players
• -Eyes down and bumping into team-mates