Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Mud Monsters

Mud Monsters (15 mins)

Mud Monsters

- Every player has a ball

- 2 players are nominated as the mud monsters to begin - rotate each round

- Players try to avoid the mud monsters to stay free

- Any player caught must stand still with their ball held above their head and their legs wide open

- To get free, another player must pass their ball through the legs of a stuck player

- If the mud monsters cathc everyone, they win

- Mud monsters receive a point for every player they catch

- Players receive a point for every player they free

- Play timed rounds - 2 mins

- Players can either have scores for each round or an accumulative score for the whole game

Mud Monster Catching Options:

- Tag players with hand

- Tag players by throwing a bib and hitting them with the bib - bib must leave hand

- Hit players below the knee with ball

Easier - Mud monsters have a ball to dribble

Harder - Mud monsters tag with no ball

Technical Points:

- Accuracy of pass between legs with inside foot

- Recognition of somewhere to make a pass - a stuck player