This is a fun team building exercise you can do in the locker room using 4 chairs. The lesson is that each player is dependent upon one another, and no player is greater than the "Team". Start the exercise by placing 4 chairs in the center of the locker room. Have each person slowly lean backwards into the lap of the person behind them. Once they are sitting, have each player lay back on the other players thighs
This game is designed to encourage players to "Stick Together" as a group. Within a small area, one team holds hands and forms a chain. They get 60 second to tag players in the opposite team. A player is eliminated if they are tagged. Swap roles after 60 seconds. Team that tags the most players wins.
This is a simple and quick exercise you can do to boost individual and team confidence. Have each player taking a turn holding the ball. They throw the ball to a team mate then say some positive comments about the players performance is the last game. Some players maybe be a little shy, but it evokes team members to "talk positively" about each other.
This exercise is used to develop the leadership and communication qualities of your players. Before practice, ask one or two players to reinforce a “key word” throughout the practice. In this exercise the coach asks one player to reinforce the words “Work Harder” and the second player to repeat “Great Job”. At the conclusion of the practice, the coach polls their team mates to see how many of them heard the key words..
Short team talk discussing how you must sometimes change your personality on the field when defending. Aksing the question, should your personality be the same when you have the ball and don't have the ball?
This video demonstrates a simple exercise you can do for "Team Building". The exercise encourages players to talk positively about each other and hopefully this translates onto the field and makes for a more positive team atmosphere. The player being recognized receives a huge confidence boost in the process.
Short team talk discussing our teams mental approach towards practice and games.
When you see geese flying along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in "V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more....
This is a useful exercise to help develop team communication, motivation and leadership. Gather your team together in a quiet setting, locker room or classroom. Place each players name on a piece of paper into a bag. Each player picks a name out of the bag. They are not allowed to tell or show anyone else who they have picked out the bag.
A team conversation about who do you talk to the most in a game. The mind game that players experience throughout the match and the conversation they have with themselves.
In this team building exercise the coach levitates a soccer ball to prove that "anything is possible" if you just believe. Have fun with this one.
Assemble your players in the locker room. Hold up a dollar bill and ask "Who would like this dollar bill?" The hands will start going up. Then say, "I am going to give this dollar bill to one of you - but first, let me do this." Then proceeded to crumple the dollar note up. Then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands will go up in the air. "Well," "what if I do this?" Then dropped it on the ground and start to grind it into the floor.....
A brief Team Talk about How to handle defeats and how to handle Winning.
In this team building exercise, the coach emphasizes team strength in numbers with a circle game.The group of players links arms to form a circle. One player is positioned outside the circle, they get 10 seconds to penetrate the circle. The group has to work together as a team to keep the player outside the circle.
Coach talking to his young players about the importance of Respecting the Referee.
Team Talk in Locker Room using Pencils as an analogy for team strength in numbers. Take 12 pencils with you to the locker room or classroom. Invite on player in the group to stand before the team. Ask the player to take one pencil and try to break it in half, of course, the player can easily break the pencil.
This team talk focuses on how to manage the game in the final minutes. The final minutes in any close game are critical. Many games have been lost in the dying seconds of the match due to simple mistakes that could have easily have been avoided. These close games are often lost due to preventable reasons.
This short exercise is designed to provide each player an opportunity to identify characteristics about their team mates. It can provide a great way to enlighten players about how they are perceived by their peers. Have the players jog slowly around a small area. While the players are jogging, the coach asks a question about the team. For example; who is the best leader?
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away...
Austin Daniels, former Director of Coaching for the state of Arizona, USA conducts a great presentation on "Team Goal Setting". Daniels was named the NSCAA National Women's Soccer Division I Coach of the Year in 1989. In addition, he was awarded NSCAA New England Division I Coach of the Year honors in 1989 and 1992.
Short team talk reminding the players how hard it is to do what they do every week..
Team talk on the different types of players they are based on Addition, Subtraction, Division and Multiplication. Which one are you? ..
