Pairs pass through colour-coded cone gates to win a point. Pass once through every gate. [1] min countdown Repeat â how many gates can you pass through? Add Blockers. Add Stealers. (1 of the pairs). Either: 1) Give ball back/keep it. 2) Stealers swap with the player who loses their ball.
Variations: Switch partners every round. Coach reads a âshopping listâ of 3 items of specific colour, kids then pass through gates of those colours: raspberries, strawberry, cherries (red); snow, milk, cloud (white); sky, ocean, blueberries (blue); carrots, pumpkin, tangerines (orange); butter, lemon, bananas, daffodils (yellow); grass, leaves, frogs, cucumber (green) 3) [1] min timer or compete to finish first. Higher abilities: Lift your passes / reverse passes / one-handed only / travel backwards.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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