Bowling Pin Soccer

This is another lead up game that I use for my soccer unit. It is called Bowling Pin Soccer. Goals are made in each corner by using floor tape to form a triangle. A bowling pin will be placed in the middle of the triangle to form a goal. The instructor will form four equal teams. Each goalie will be positioned in front of their designated goal. The rest of the students do not have set positions; they can play wherever they want. The game is started with the ball (add another ball later for a twist in the game) in the center; on the whistle, the teams will try to gain possession of the ball and try to knock down the other team’s pin for a goal. The team with the most pins knocked down, wins. No player is allowed inside a triangle during play. However, the goalie is allowed to step inside the triangle to retrieve a dead ball (that is, a ball that stops inside the triangle). The goalie restarts the game with a throw after each dead ball or score. There are no out of bounds. Students play the ball off the walls. All soccer rules and fouls apply to this game.