Movement skills/concepts

Dribbling and controlling a ball with feet, changing direction, dodging, and evading.

Set-up

• Large balls, and bibs or bands.
• Grass or hard area, about one third the size of a netball court.
• Groups of approximately six-eight: one or more taggers with a bib or band each; one ball per player.

Activity

All players dribble freely. Taggers attempt to tag others with their hand as they dribble and still keep control of their ball. When a tag is made, the players change roles.

Can you see …?

• keeping the ball close
• use of space
• seeing the ball, seeing others

You could ask …

Where in the area could you move to avoid being tagged?

How can you work with the other taggers to try to tag a player?

Variations

Vary a number of taggers: Anyone can tag and see how many tags they can make.

Vary equipment and skills: Hand dribble with a large ball, or hockey dribble with a small ball.