Movement skills/concepts
Kicking to avoid a defense, intercepting a kicking pass, kicking to a moving target, and faking opponent.
Set-up
- Large balls, markers/cones.
- A defined grass or hard surface area is marked out by markers/cones.
- Groups of three: two kickers and one defender, with one ball per group, are spread out in the area.
Activity
The aim of the game is for the kickers to keep the ball away from the defender in the middle. If the defender in the middle gets the ball, they switch positions with the person who last kicked the ball.
Can you see …?
- use of inside and outside of the foot
- use of fakes
You could ask …
When we looked at dodging, what were some of the ways we could evade an opponent?
How could we use those skills in this activity?
Variations
Change Set-up: Increase the size of the area the group is working in.
Set a time limit: See how many times the defender can touch the ball in 30 seconds. Swap positions after that time.
