I love soccer

1. CHIPPER
AGE GROUP: Grades 6 and up
Numbers: Minimum of 3 field players per team and 1 "goalkeeper"(2 goalies are better)
OBJECT: To use space and movement to complete a certain number of passes to teammates before chipping the ball up in the air for a goalie to catch(scoring).

Give your students a designated playing area. An ideal number of players per team is 4.
The goalies are neutral and play for either team.
Players use the dribbling and passing skills they have worked on in previous classes. Again the object is to complete a designated number of passes(I usually say 3 or to be tougher everyone on the team must touch the ball). After the passes are completed the ball must be chipped up to a goalkeeper for him/her to catch. This scores a point for the chipping team.
Remember...goalies are neutral. Once the goalie catches the ball he/she must then distribute the ball back to the scoring team using a roll or throw.

Players may try to jump up and head the ball away from ...