Movement skills/concepts

Passing a large ball to a moving target, passing into space, defending a pass, evading, intercepting, and relationships (with others).

Set-up

• Large balls.
• Two teams of two each, with a ball in a defined grass or hard area.

Activity

Players 1 and 2 passes to each other, seeing how many passes they can make before Players 3 and 4 intercepts. Players 3 and 4 then see how many passes they can make. A player must keep one foot still when in possession.

Players can hold the ball for a limited time (3–5 seconds; adjust the time to the ability of the players).

Can you see …?

• a quick change of position to take a pass
• passing to space
• a variety of passes – bounce, lob,

You could ask …

How will you get away from your defender?

How can you make it hard for your opponent to make a pass?

Variations

Increase the number of players: Play three vs three.

Introduce end zone: Starting at one end of space, the team tries to get the ball to the other end without the other team intercepting it. If they are successful or the ball is intercepted, the other team starts from the opposite end.