Corner Ball

Grade level: 2-8
Equipment: Soccer ball, benches
Game Description: Corner ball is a gym game that has 4 teams competing on one-on-one-on-one-on-one situations. This soccer-based game is a student favorite, and it gives players a chance to hone their soccer skills – dribbling, control, shooting, agility. Try it out as part of your soccer unit or as a stand-alone game.

1. Create 4 teams.
2. Each team will crouch behind their team’s bench that has been placed diagonally in the corner. The bench represents the net or goal.
3. Place the ball in the middle.
4. Number off the players from each team. For example, if there are 5 players on each team, give players a number from 1 to 5.
5. The teacher or leader will start each round by calling out a number.
6. If the number ‘4’ is called out for example, then all of the number 4’s from each team will jump into the playing area and play 1 on 1 on 1 on 1.
7. Those players will try to score a point by shooting the ball into any other teams net than their own.
8. The player who scores a goal earns a point for their team, then all players return to crouch behind their teams bench/goal.
9. Teacher calls out a new number.
10. Game continues on like that either until a team reaches a certain score, or time runs out.