Teaches:	Dribbling, kicking & teaches the Coach how to be funny
Comment:	A simple, fun game for U-6
Set-up:	Each player has a ball
The Game:	Players stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing Coach who is about 5 steps away On "Go", the Coach runs slowly away while players dribble to chase him & try to hit him with the ball by shooting at him They get 1 point each time they hit him Recruit parents to help & split into 2 games or even 3, so it is less crowded Stay in a small area & have fun with this game Play for about 5 minutes
Variation:	Before starting, tell the players that if they hit you 5 times (total) you will make the sound of their favorite animal, like a dog or a cow, etc. When you are hit 5 times, stop & let them choose a sound. Then start all over. Try to stop about every 60 seconds. You can adjust by changing the number of required hits to 3 or 4
Comments:	Whether children continue to play soccer will have a lot to do with whether it is fun at early ages. SoccerHelp Practice Games are designed to be fun, to teach important skills and concepts, and to keep players active. We don't use "knock-out" or elimination games which leave kids standing on the sideline and we don't use games such as "Crab Soccer" which are fun but have many kids crawling on the ground instead of learning to play soccer. There are thousands of drills on the Internet, but most are not well thought out, efficient, effective or fun. Most drills and games do not provide enough touches on the ball or the activity level is too low (i.e., there is too much standing around) to meet SoccerHelp standards. SoccerHelp Practice Games are selected from hundreds we have tried and less than 5% of the games we evaluate are selected for SoccerHelp Premium. We believe in positive motivation and don't believe in punishing a child who has tried their best but lost a Practice Game. Thus, we do not recommend punishing the losers or making the losers leave the game.
Comments?	Any comments or ideas for improving this or any of our games are appreciated. You can contact us at Staff@soccerhelp.com.

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