Red Light, Green Light

- Designate a “Start Line” and “Finish Line” with cones or field lines, distance can vary based on age/ability of group
- 1 Ball for Each Player
- Multi-colored cones (Red, Yellow, Green)* *Optional
To cross the field first.
1. Coach introduces the three colors of a traffic light and players respond to the coach's call.
  - Red - Stop/Freeze | Put foot on top of the ball to stop
  - Yellow - Walk/Light Jog | Take small touches to slowly dribble the ball
  - Green - Sprint | Take big touches to move the ball quickly from one end to another
2. Add in a ball for each player to dribble after a few rounds of practice without it
Coach calls numbers for players to show Ball Mastery skills:
1 - Dancing on the Ball (alternate feet to tap the top of the ball)
2 - Sweet Spot Taps (move the ball with the inside of the foot, alternating feet and keeping the ball in between)
- Add in different colors for different actions:
Pink light - High-five someone
Blue Light - Switch balls with someone
Red light - Stop
Green light - Go
Purple - Sweet Spot Taps
- Soft touches for Yellow Light, keeps the ball nice and close, gives you a lot of control, you can react quicker
- Bigger touches for Green Light, helps players go faster, kicking the ball 2-3 feet from you at a time.

1. How did you feel when I yelled “Yellow” and you had to slow down? (give players choices)

2. How did you feel when I said “Red” and you had to stop?

3. Why can practicing dribbling be frustrating for some people?

the ball doesn't go where we want it to, sometimes when you aren't good at first you get frustrated

The way we feel is not bad or good, it's just how we feel. Learning our feelings is the first step in Self-Awareness.

Rainbow Gates