Movement skills/concepts

Locomotor skill (crab walking), kicking, and relationships (with others).

Set-up

• Marker cones (goals), large light ball (foam, rubber, or plastic).
• Large defined hard or grass space with marker cones at each end and the ball midway between the goal lines.
• Two teams of approximately eight-ten players each.

Activity

Each team sits on its goal line facing the other team, with arms extended backward supporting the body from the ground (crab position). Maintaining the crab position, both teams advance towards the ball in the middle and attempt to kick the ball over the opposing goal line.

Rules:

• players can kick the ball with one foot or drop and kick it with both feet
• they cannot stand up or touch the ball with their hands

Variations

Three-legged soccer: Within each team, pairs have their inside legs tied with a scarf or band and attempt to score by kicking a goal.