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Soccer Golf

Field size: Open area in or around a soccer field

Number of players: at least two or full team

Age range: 10-12

Description: In soccer golf you're playing to a series of targets (holes) and counting the kicks (strokes) it takes to get to those targets. Instead of hitting the ball into the hole, players have to hit a target, say a tree with their ball. 

You'll need a lot of space for this game, not just a whole soccer field but more like a big park.  However, you could setup a small golf course on a soccer field, but it's best to set this up so you're playing to a tree, the post of a goal, a garbage can or other objects throughout a soccer park.  This can be hard to do if you're playing in an area with a lot of other teams, but something you can do on a day where you have a lot of space.

Cones can also be used to mark holes for the players to aim at. For a young team, you can setup a minature golf course for them to play.

If you're trying to setup soccer golf just on a soccer pitch, you can try to go from one corner flag to the other and then back and get a few rounds in that way. 

As in real golf, putting comes into play when you hit a long ball and then have to hit a short pass that strikes a tree, a garbage can or a corner flag.

This is a fun games for young kids who are just starting out in soccer. It gets them used to hitting long and short passes and aiming at a target.

Extra: Check out Kaka playing soccer golf, although they're playing at an actual golf course, you still can make up your own course wherever you have enough space.

Equipment needed: Cones and a soccer ball for each player.