Adventures in the Desert

Week 4
Adventures in the Desert
by John Dingle

Greet the players and let them know that today’s adventure will take them to the Desert.  In the Desert there will challenges with cactus, exploring, avoiding a dangerous hawk and protecting your pet lizard.

Ouch Cactus Touch Players move around the grid and attempt to touch as many cactus as they can in a limited amount of time.  Players then attempt to beat their own record.
Ouch Cactus Touch with ball Same as previous but ball is added.
Ball Exploration Each player brings the coach the ball and the coach throws the ball out for the players to retrieve the ball.  Ask the player to tell you what they see in the desert.
Protect Your Pet Lizard  Each player has a pet lizard(ball)  and must attempt to protect it from their partner while attempting to kick their partners pet lizard.
Don’t Let the Hawk Steal Your Food Players dribble their ball (food around the grid) one or more players then attempt to kick their ball outside of the grid.  When the ball is kicked out the player chases it down and brings it back into the game.
You are Out of Here The group is split in two and each half line up near the midfield line with the coach separating the two groups.  The coach has a supply of balls.  The coach rolls a ball out and the first player in each group attempts to score a goal in the direction they are attacking under pressure from the opposing player.

Your group now meets with another group and plays 3v3 or 4v4 games.  At the conclusion congratulate your players on successfully completing the desert adventures and let them know that next week will feature adventures in the ocean where they will have swim like fish and avoid fishermen, raid like pirates, and stay clear crabs, lobsters, and sharks. 

Copyright, Soccer Source 360, 2009

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