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Capture and Escape - Evasion and Tackling Game

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Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagged players. The aim of the game is for players to run into the opposing team's area and grab a ball to bring back into their ball area in their half. However, if a player is tackled/tagged while in the other team's half they must go and stand in the prison square. Players can be released from prison by being tagged by a team-mate. Once released they must walk around the outside of the pitch back to their own half before rejoining the game.

Capture and Escape - Evasion and Tackling Game

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Rodney LakeCoach, New Zealand

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Jack GrundyOther, England

I tried this game with my students the other week and it worked really well! I didn't allow them to pass the ball but passing the ball could be a good add-on

Jack

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