Person in blue polo dribbling a yellow football through red and blue light-up cones on an indoor 3G pitch

Interactive Football Challenge

Hire from £345.

What the Interactive Football Challenge Is

It's a dribbling course of ten red and blue light-up cones on the IPS Interactive Play System. A cone lights up, players dribble the ball to it and tap it out, the hit registers on the digital scoreboard and the next cone lights. It works solo against the clock, head-to-head, or as a team relay, and it's ideal for football training - coaches use it to work on footwork, reaction and ball control.

It works because it's quick to get into and easy to watch. People don't need to read a rule sheet - they see a cone light up, they have a go, and the leaderboard gives them a reason to come back and beat their score. That's what keeps a queue moving at a busy stand.

DB Exhibition Game Hire has been supplying interactive games to exhibitions and trade shows since 1999. We've got over 600 products across 68 categories, so if you need more than just the football game on your stand, it's one booking, one invoice, one point of contact. We own 95% of our equipment and maintain it in our 25,000 sq ft warehouse near Sheffield, five minutes from the M1. Every hire includes £5 million public liability insurance, with risk assessments and method statements emailed to you or your venue before the event.

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Person in blue polo dribbling a yellow football through red and blue light-up cones on an indoor 3G pitch

Who It Works Well For

  • Corporate Fun Days and Team Building

  • School and College Events

  • Scout Groups and Youth Organisations

  • Exhibition Stands and Trade Shows

  • Football Club Promotions and Fan Zones

  • Weddings and Private Events

How It Plays

The ten cones light up in a random sequence, one at a time. Players dribble a ball to whichever cone lights up, tap it out to register the hit on the scoreboard, and move to the next one as it lights. The scoreboard totals every hit, so it works equally well solo against the clock, one on one, or as a team relay - the system keeps score whichever way you run it.

A member of our staff runs the game for up to 3 hours on each hire - they set up the course, explain it to visitors, keep the leaderboard going, and sort any issues that come up. If you want the game to run longer than 3 hours, just mention it when you get in touch.

You can also run a paper leaderboard alongside it for a longer event - people tend to come back throughout the day to try and knock themselves off the top.

Size and Space

Floor Space Height
Unit Size: 12ft x 12ft (3.7m x 3.7m) 8ft (2.4m)
Required Space: 13ft x 13ft (4m x 4m) 9ft

The game needs a flat, level surface. It works on artificial grass, hard standing, or a sports hall floor. Outdoors it needs to be on a flat area - grass or hard surface - and we'd recommend a gazebo or marquee over it if the weather looks wet.

Branding Options

The game comes with branded display panels - you'll see the "northern" logo on the header in the photos, but those panels can be wrapped with your own artwork instead. Pricing below:

Panel Price
Printed bottom board £95
Scoreboard top £29
Full front wrap £69

The printed bottom board is retained by us for future events at no charge. The sticker transfers for the scoreboard top and front wrap are for a single hire period.

There's more on our branding service.

What's Included

  • Ten red and blue light-up cones with digital scoreboard on the IPS Interactive Play System
  • Digital leaderboard and display case
  • Trained operator for up to 3 hours
  • Delivery, setup, and collection by our own team
  • Telephone support throughout the event
  • £5 million public liability insurance as standard
  • Risk assessments and method statements emailed to you or your venue before the event

Optional: extended operator time beyond 3 hours, and custom branding on the display panels - get in touch for either.

Delivery charges and minimum order values may apply depending on hire duration and location. We can usually discount multiple items on the same delivery - contact us for a quote.

Why Hire From Us

Years trading since 1999
25+
Sheffield warehouse
25,000 sq ft
Public liability insurance
£5 million
Products across 68 categories
600+

Here's the Interactive Football Challenge in action, and for more of our kit take a look at our YouTube channel.

Gallery

  • Person in blue polo dribbling a yellow football through red and blue light-up cones on an indoor 3G pitch, with a black display case showing game rules in the foreground

  • Tall white branded display panel with the "northern" logo - a stylised lowercase n in a purple circle - at the top, main body blank for custom artwork

  • Same style panel with dark purple header and white "northern" branding, stored in the warehouse beside black shelving racks and yellow pallets

Delivery to Exhibition Venues

It ships from our 25,000 sq ft warehouse in Rotherham, five minutes from three motorways. The Interactive Football Challenge goes out to corporate events, exhibition stands at NEC Birmingham, Manchester Central, ExCeL London, and first direct bank arena, and the same game also works at school fun days, scout events, and private celebrations across the UK. If you're putting together a sports games or interactive games package, one delivery covers everything.

95% of the range is ours and maintained in-house, which means no third-party supplier to chase when something needs sorting mid-event.

Related Products

The Interactive Football Challenge is a proper test of reaction and ball control - dribble to the lit cones, with a live score readout. Pair it with the other sports and skill games below for a sports-themed activation.

Hire the Interactive Football Challenge

Send us your dates, venue and the space you've got for the goal and we'll come back with a quote. Want a sports activation built around it? Mention it in the message and we'll suggest pairings.

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