Schoolyard Footgolf: Fewest Kicks per Hole

A six-hole course where you have to stop the ball inside a hoop in as few kicks as possible, like footgolf. A calm precision challenge to bring heart rates down.

How to play

1. Six hoops on the ground, each 10–25 m from a starting cone; groups of three with a ball each (2 min).
2. Each group starts at a different hole, kicks in turn and counts kicks while walking after the ball (3 min).
3. Move on to the next holes; whoever used the fewest kicks on the last hole tees off last (3 min).
4. Cleanup: each group collects the hoop and cones from its last hole and shares its toughest hole (2 min).

Rules

• Always walk; nobody runs after the ball.
• Kick only when the group ahead has left the hole.
• The ball must stop inside the hoop.
• Everyone counts their own kicks honestly.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: plays with a hockey stick or rolls the ball by hand from the wheelchair.
• Visual impairment: a partner claps from the hoop as a guide.
• Foot injury: is the group's scorekeeper.

Learning goals

• Control kicking power.
• Cool down through a precision challenge.
• Get to know footgolf as a sport.

Equipment for a class of 25

• soccer balls: 10
• hoops: 6
• cones: 12

Teacher tip

Place the holes near where equipment already is so cleanup is quick. Typical error: kicking hard; remind them the soft touch wins.

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