Road block game

Use this second box passing game to develop pass, catch and movement skills as well as defensive movement. The players can quickly develop their own adaptions. A great warm-up game for in-season training.

HOW TO PLAY

1. Play 4 v 2
2. All players remain within their area.
3. The ball cannot be passed above head height but can be kicked above this height. Kicks must be caught cleanly without a bounce unless it’s a grubber.
4. Attack gets a point for every completed pass to a player in the other box.
5. The defence tries to intercept or block.
6. Set a target for ‘winning the game’ e.g. 10/20/30 passes.

DEVELOPMENTS

• Defenders can only block with a left or right hand. That will give attackers more chances and make them think tactically.
• An attacker follows their pass, so it becomes three in a box until another pass is made.
• If a pass is caught by the defence, they swap with attackers who made the pass.
• Use a tennis ball or volleyball, which has to be bounced through the playing area.

COMMENTS

We decided that over-head passes would be worth 1 point and passes through or below head height were worth more.

Some groups then said that only 1 overhead pass was allowed, and some limited the number of kicks allowed to encourage passing.