needed? Balls, two teams, 8 cones, playing area How? Two teams play on a quarter of a full field, both teams can score on any of the 4 goals (if you scored in one, you HAVE to go to a different one) Here is the twist, if a player loses the ball (bad pass, tackled, mistrap) they have to go off the field. Their team now plays a man down. To enter back into the game their team must pass the ball to them off the field and they have to pass the ball back in to a DIFFERENT player. Play continues for about 3-4 minutes, or if one team lost all of their players.
Coaching points Treat it game like, call fouls, help with what players have to leave the field. let them be creative, do not force unnecessary rules, let them play as much as possible. focus on spreading the field keep talking segments short Variations 2/3 touch hockey start with a player off for both teams
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