U12 Challenge of the Week Outdoor
Team Soccer Bocce
Skill Passing/Shooting: Surface of the foot and ball, Pace and accuracy
Anyone can play — kids, parents, grandparents, whoever is around. Nothing here needs a coach.
Set it up
Select 2 teams of 2. Each player starts with a ball. 1 player starts with the pallino. He or she tosses it into open space. The player who tosses the pallino plays their soccer ball first. Then 1 player from the other team. Take turns until all 4 players have played their soccer ball.
How to play
Once the pallino (target ball) has been tossed into open space, as mentioned above, the player who tossed the pallino plays their soccer ball & tries to get it as close to the pallino as possible. A player from the opposing team plays next and tries to get their ball closer. The player from the first team plays next and either tries to get closer or bump the opponent's ball away. The final player plays their ball to either get points by getting closer and/or bumping their teammates ball closer, bumping the opponent's ball further away. The team that earns the most points plays the pallino next and plays first.
Scoring
- 1 point for each ball closest to the pallino.
- If both your soccer ball & your teammate's soccer ball stop closer to the pallino than either of the opponent's, your team earns 2 points for the round. (If a soccer ball is bumped further away from the target ball, you may not win the point this round.)
The first team to 12 points wins; must win by 2 points.
Make it harder or easier
Pick as many as you like.
- 1Try to find a playing area that is not completely flat
- 2Try using equal number of left foot kicks and right foot kicks
- 3Toss the pallino further away
- 4If you are winning by 2 or more, your team can only use their weaker foot until the game is back to
- 5within 1 point or even.