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Description

Like football except everybody has to be sitting on a chair! Good for calming down, and developing teamwork and strategy - Appears on page 13 of Scout Games

Resources

Footballs
Pens or pencils
A4 paper
Chairs
Something to mark lines (for example, chalk, masking tape, or rope)
Glow in the dark stickers (optional)

Instructions

Run the activity
Split the group into two teams. Teams should pick a team name. Explain that they’ll be playing football sitting down and allow both teams time to huddle and talk tactics!
Everyone should take a chair, pick a spot and sit somewhere on the pitch, making sure they're at least 2m away from the other players. One team should defend one goal and the other should defend the opposite goal. Advise teams to spread out and fill the playing area, if they haven’t already.
The person leading the activity should referee. Begin the match. Players should work together, passing the ball to one another with their feet, until they get close enough to score in the opposing goal. Players should only touch the ball with legs or feet and must remain in their chairs in one spot unless they’re told to move by the ref. Players can stretch for the ball so long as they remain seated.
You could play two halves, with the teams changing sides at half time. This way, one team can kick off the first half and the other can kick off the second. If there’s not enough time to do this, drop the ball between two opposing players to start the match.
The referee should watch the game carefully. Players should be given a ‘time out’ if they: leave their chairs, kick the ball up into the air or kick an opposing player or their chair. It’s up to you how long a ‘time out’ lasts; it shouldn’t be longer than a few minutes.
If the ball rolls to a point where it’s out of reach, the referee should pick it up and drop it somewhere between two opposing players, or allow everyone 10 seconds to move their chairs. Make sure the referee is the only person who touches the ball with their hands.
The winner is the team who scores the most goals.

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