Crazy Crab Soccer

A tag game with taggers in the crab position.

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• Set Up

  • 20x25 field

  • 1 ball per player

• Equipment

  • Balls

  • Disc cones

• Objective

  For the crabs to touch the player’s ball or for the Players to get across the field with their ball.

• Directions

  1. 1-2 players are “crabs” in the middle-Crabs must be in the bridge position.

  2. Half of the players go across the space to the other side.

  3. If a crab touches the ball you are caught and become a crab.

  4. The second half of the team goes across.

• Variations

  • Increase/decrease the number of soccer balls.

  • Additional obstacles for players to dribble through.

  • Introduce ball mastery skills/turns in the central area.

  • Alter the number of crabs to start depending on the size of your space.

• Coaching Points

  • Remind players to keep the ball close to them.

Reflection: Self-Awareness

1. Who feels like they improved their dribbling in this game? How does it feel to get better? How does it feel if you still need to work on a skill?

2. Who can shout out themselves or someone else for their hard work? (encourage players to use names or ask for names if they forgot)