Global Goals Games w/ Becca Todd
In these sessions we will design and create games to inspire kids to learn about the Global Goals through sports and being active. The sessions are for everyone but especially for anyone educating children, who might want to add some innovative, fun ideas to their coaching.
Today we will focus on Global Goal 15 Life On Land and the importance of trees, nature and life on land. We will play while planting trees and talk about habitats for birds etc. Who is on the tree planting team?
Global Goal 12 Responsible Consumption & Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Global Goal 16 Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Global Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities: Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Global Goal Games #9 about SDG 9 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Global Goal 8 Decent Work & Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Energy forever
Description of the game
Different moves represent different types of energy.
Cartwheels represent wind energy and sustainable energy.
Forward roll represents wave energy and sustainable energy.
Balance represent solar energy and sustainable energy.
Situp represents fossil energy.
How to play
Every players have to do an exercise to generate energy/power and receive a ball.
When they receive a ball they have to score.
However only the sustainable “balls” of energy can be reused.
The fossil energy “balls” can only be used once.
Variations
Change the movement to be soccer specific e.g. kick ups, step overs etc.
Advance the game
Add defenders or active goal keepers.
Organisation
Players: This game could be run with numbers of players doing the drill, as long as there are enough goals so that they don’t get bored waiting in a queue.
Area: Goal area with a small space in front.
Materials: Balls and goals.
Global Goals Games #7 about SDG 7 Clean & Affordable Energy. You will get innovative, creative games to inspire kids to be active activists.
The Global Goals Games are about togetherness and understanding the UN 17 Global Goals while playing ball. This video is in Danish and created in collaboration with Verdenstimen and Hellerup Skole in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jump aboard this session to help inspire the next generation to re-think gender equality.
In these sessions we will design and create games to inspire kids to learn about the Global Goals through sports and being active.
Health slalom
Description of the game
The balls represents illness, diseases or problems.
The distance from one cone to the other represents the life of a person.
The player running across the pitch is representing travelling through life.
How to play
One player has to run from one cone to the other.
The one player running needs to avoid the balls to safely reach the end.
The other players line up and kick the ball at a good (but safe) pace trying to hit the legs of the player running through.
Variation
Add “guards” to protect the running players.
Organisation
Players: Minimum 1 player running and 4 players on each side.
Area: Any size that you have can work
Materials: 2 cones at either end of the area to run to. A ball for each player (or they could share)
Global Goal 3 Good Health & Well-being.
Feed the goal
Description of the game
The goal represents a hungry mouth – the balls represents food.
A number of soccer balls are lined up in front of a goal.
Player/players line up and are ready to do penalty kicks.
Tips for strikers
For shooting technique, use the inside of the foot for accuracy (it has a larger surface area than other parts of the foot) or, to generate more power- shoot with the "laces" (the front) of your foot.
Spread your arms out to balance.
Follow through after striking the ball in the direction of your shot to get more power and accuracy.
Global Goal 2 Zero Hunger.
Becca is a coach streaming live from Chile.
Becca is a coach and founded Brave to help people with confidence and happiness through sport and activities. Brave currently operates kids' and women's programmes in both the UK & Chile.
Becca is an Exercise & Sports science graduate with a diploma in Neuroscience. She has coached a huge range of charities, groups and teams in 11 countries so far.
She's passionate about harnessing the power of sport to help people and enhance lives. Becca is super enthusiastic about sports herself and can't be happier than when she's surfing/skiing/playing/biking with her friends.
