LEARNING OUTCOME
Marked area appropriate size for age, 6 cones, 1 ball between 4 players
TEACHING CUES
- Emphasis is on 1st touch, keep ball out of feet and in the direction of supporting player
- Communication is essential
- 1st touch with inside or outside of foot
- Players encouraged to overlap to support and take players away
ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
Marked area appropriate size for age, 6 cones, 1 ball between 4 players
SET-UP:
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- Set up a square with two cones in the middle as a goal.
- The aim is to keep possession in your team and try to score by passing the ball through the central cones to your team mate.
- If a goal is scored the ball gets given to the opposition. If the ball goes out of the square it is given to the team that didn’t knock it out.
Progressions:
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Increase / decrease the marked area to promote a better 1st touch and quicker feet (smaller area) or pass and move (larger area)
- Increase / decrease the distance between the central cones
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
