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Get players moving into space with the ball in their hands. This is a fun activity and elements can be part of a warm-up to other sessions.
WHY USE IT
Fire up players’ minds to look around for spaces. The better they get, the more balanced they will be as they move to find space.
set up
A 10m square with 1m squares in each corner and five balls. You will need eight cones and a ball for the game.
HOW TO PLAY
GAME: Start with five balls inside the box. Five players run around the sides of the box. When you shout “Go!”, the players have to run into the box, gather the ball and put both feet into a box before anyone else. It will mean that one player will miss out. If you have six players, one player stands out and replaces the ‘losing’ player. Set up more squares if you have more than 10 players.
ACTIVITY: Two defenders start about 3m behind three gates of cones. An attacker starts 2m behind a ball, which in turn is 3m in front of the gates. When you shout “Go!”, the defenders run to stand inside one of the gates. The attacker has to pick up the ball and go through the empty gate.
COACHING POINTS
- Look up and run hard for space.
- Keep upright, unless close to other players, then lean forward.
- Set up a 1m box on each corner
- Five players run around the box
- Put five balls inside the box
Related Files
- When you shout “Go!”, the five players race to gather a ball and run to a box
- One player will not find a free box and loses a life
- Two defenders come forward and occupy two of the three gates
- An attacker runs to the ball, picks it up and then runs through the spare gate
Dan Cottrell
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