Four cones for goals in an open area and a soft ball are all that are necessary. This is a great twist to normal soccer because your sports oriented children will often be bested by the gymnasts. Depending on your preference goalies may or may not be allowed to use their hands, when using their hands they should be required to have to play on their knees. Any shots way over the goalies head should not count.
High kicks are the biggest safety threat, since heads and feet are at about the same level.
Keep a control on high kicks, enforcing a penalty box system if necessary. Also, have the children take off their shoes before play to minimize the danger of stepped on hands. Copyright 1998 Edward Stanfield. All rights reserved.