Soccer: Fitness for Fun
Marbles using soccer balls.
1 v 1 warm-up game. Great for fitness and touch.
Use soccer field as boundries. (or we often play on a baseball field using the fence, foulline and infield as boundries)
Both players have a ball.
Player 1 (P1) rolls the ball out 10 to 15 yards, player 2 (P2) trys to hit P1's ball with a pass/shot. Once P2's ball passes P1's ball then P1 can attempt to hit P2's ball and on and on, P1 trying to hit P2's ball and P2 trying to hit P1's ball in rotation (taking turns).
If a ball is hit then the player who's ball was hit can immediately try to hit the others' ball.
If the ball goes out of bounds for any reason then the player does 3 push-ups on the spot.
Each time the player hit's the others ball a point is scored. Games to 5 or 10, must win by 2.
Tip: in order to set up for a good opportunity players should run to their ball after passing/shooting to hit the opponents ball (similar to following your pass) so as the opponent's ball passes they are close to their ball and able to make their attempt while the opponents ball is still close. This is the fitness part of the game.
Tip: when taking a shot players should shoot/pass a well paced ball so as not to give the opponent an easy opportunity.
Advanced Game: Point can only be scored by hitting a moving ball. This will require more running as players must take shots quickly before the other ball stops moving (if ball stops then the opponent will push their ball in any direction they choose to give the other player a chance to score - sportsman-like). This will require thought and tactics as hitting a moving target requires a higher level of skill. The advanced game will also raise the level of fitness as to be competetive, if played correctly, advanced marbles requires some serious running.
1 v 1 warm-up game. Great for fitness and touch.
Use soccer field as boundries. (or we often play on a baseball field using the fence, foulline and infield as boundries)
Both players have a ball.
Player 1 (P1) rolls the ball out 10 to 15 yards, player 2 (P2) trys to hit P1's ball with a pass/shot. Once P2's ball passes P1's ball then P1 can attempt to hit P2's ball and on and on, P1 trying to hit P2's ball and P2 trying to hit P1's ball in rotation (taking turns).
If a ball is hit then the player who's ball was hit can immediately try to hit the others' ball.
If the ball goes out of bounds for any reason then the player does 3 push-ups on the spot.
Each time the player hit's the others ball a point is scored. Games to 5 or 10, must win by 2.
Tip: in order to set up for a good opportunity players should run to their ball after passing/shooting to hit the opponents ball (similar to following your pass) so as the opponent's ball passes they are close to their ball and able to make their attempt while the opponents ball is still close. This is the fitness part of the game.
Tip: when taking a shot players should shoot/pass a well paced ball so as not to give the opponent an easy opportunity.
Advanced Game: Point can only be scored by hitting a moving ball. This will require more running as players must take shots quickly before the other ball stops moving (if ball stops then the opponent will push their ball in any direction they choose to give the other player a chance to score - sportsman-like). This will require thought and tactics as hitting a moving target requires a higher level of skill. The advanced game will also raise the level of fitness as to be competetive, if played correctly, advanced marbles requires some serious running.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008.
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