Micro Soccer Jamboree

Objective:

Target:

To enjoy the sheer fun of unadulterated soccer with plenty of opportunities to get touches of the ball and score goals.

Organization

Any number of players above 11 can create a Jamboree atmosphere. Consider joining up with another team who practice at the same time.
If less than 12 players, make up three teams (of 3 or 4 players). Have a second activity area (such as the Circle Game) as one team waits their turn to play.
With 12 or more put in two fields or more, depending on numbers.
With more than one field synchronize the play.
- The time-keeper starts the game for everyone with a long whistle, and signals the end of the quarters and the end of the games.
- One long blast signals the start of play.
- A short blast signals the end of each quarter.
- After the end of each quarter the substitutions/rotations take place and the game is recommenced as quickly as possible without a signal from the time-keeper.
- Restart with an indirect free kick from the part of the field where the period ended with the kick taken by the team that was in possession.
- A short blast, followed by a long blast signifies the end of the game at the conclusion of the fourth quarter.
- Play 4-periods of two minutes.
Try not to have more than 4 players on a team.
With 4, at the end of each period, the sub becomes the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper moves out onto the field. One field player comes off.
After 4-periods each player will have played 3 quarters - once in goal and twice on the field. Use the same principle with 3 players or 5 players (equal time in goal and on the field).
Teams work on a Round-Robin format.

Teaching