Soccer

    Dribbling Activities

• Floor is setup in a scattered fashion with polyspots, domes, hula hoops and balls (in hula hoops)

Dot Stop:

• Warmup: Students get a ball and begin to dribble with their feet anywhere in the playing area.
• On Teacher's signal students trap the ballon as many different polyspots as possible
• Each time they trap a ball on a spot they earn one point
• After one minute, check with students to see how many points they earned
• Repeat activity to see if they can improve their score
• Add targets (used in Take a Chance Games)
• If a target is knocked over they lose a point

• Students get a ball and begin to dribble with their feet anywhere in the playing area.
• At the beginning of this activity the students have zero points
• The object of this game is to have zero points at the end of the game
• Music starts and students dribble at any speed they chose
• When the music stops, they are expected to trap the ball under one foot
• The students get a point if they are unable to trap the ball within the teacher's count of one, two.
  • A point is also earned for bumping another ball or bumping a cone
  • After playing for awhile, start the game back at zero points again

• Students get a ball and begin to dribble with their feet in the playing area
• On teacher's signal - half of the students stand in a wide straddle position.
• These "tunnel" may pass aball to themselves in the air, while the other students are dribbling their balls.
• The other half of the students will dribble their balls on the floor, and attempt to pass a ball through as many tunnels as possible.
• The "tunnel" students should count how many balls pass through their legs.
• When five balls have passed through a tunnel, that tunnel is closed and feet are together.
• When all of the tunnels are close students change positions.
• Teacher may time students, then see if they can improve the time it takes to shut down all of the tunnels.
• Variation: Tunnels open and close (jumping jack style)

• As the students are dribbling on the floor they must follow the following driving rules:
• Going for a Drive = Dribble in area
• Stop Light = Trap the ball
• Around the block = Dribble around hoop
• Flat Tire = Stop ball with stomach
• Out of Gas = Toss and catch the ball
• Race Car = Dribble faster, but in control
• Delivery Truck = Dribble around a cone and back
• Parking Lot = Leave your ball and get a new one
• Rush Hour = Dribble while changing lanes often
• Curvy Road = Dribble in a curvy pattern
• Hilly Road = Dribble four to five touches, then trap
• Billboards = Keep eyes up