Game version
Tag-belt dodge: a partner tries to pull your tag while you step and weave, with no body contact. A pulled tag just means swap roles.
Goose Step Run
Change your rhythm with a stiff-legged step to make a defender pause.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Jog toward a cone defender 10 yards away.
Core: Jogs. Beat your own count of tags kept.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Cones, rugby ball
- Level · skill
- Developing · Evasion
The steps
How it works
- Jog toward a cone defender 10 yards away.
- Two yards before it, take one or two stiff, straight-leg steps.
- Then speed up past the cone.
- Do 8 runs, with a walk back between each.
Coaching point
Change rhythm, then go.
Safety: Warm up first and run on flat, non-slip ground. Stop if a muscle feels tight.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (partner walks), Core (jogs), More (two cones to weave). Beat your own count of tags kept.
Story
You are a fox slipping past the farmer.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own count of tags kept. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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