7-8 yr olds struggling to understand obstruction rule

7-8 yr olds struggling to understand obstruction rule

I coach a high level u7-8s team, overall they are well rounded players who get the idea of a drill very quickly so I'm not scared to try harder drills. But I'm stuck in getting them to get back their 3ft to be able defend without getting pulled up. I've tried putting dots on the ground away from transverse lines and getting them to jump back. Any other ideas??

Lahni CCoach, Australia
ANSWERS
Eleanor DurrPlayer, England

Hi Lahni,

This can be a common issue with young players. A simple idea may be that when their player receives the ball they must take one BIG step back before they put their arms up - this is likely to take a while to get use to but after a while they will begin to remember and hopefully do it automatically.

Hope this helps.

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