Movement skills/concepts

Passing to a moving target, receiving a pass while moving.

Set-up

• Large round or oval balls.
• Groups of four–seven, with one ball per group: each group forms a circle in the grass or hard area.

Activity 1: Running circle pass

Player 1, standing in the centre with the ball, throws to three–five other players as they walk or jog around the circle, and each player returns the pass. Player 1 can change the direction of the jog or throw in any sequence.

Activity 2: Circle gap passing

Player 1 stands in the centre with a ball, with five–six other players in a surrounding circle. Player 7 runs around the outside of the circle, receiving and passing back to Player 1 in each gap between two players. Change Players 1 and 7 regularly.

You could ask …

Where do you aim to pass the ball when you are passing?

Variations

Vary equipment: For example, use soccer balls and kicking, hockey sticks and push passing.

Vary skills: Increase the size of the circle.