No sticks needed.
Use a tennis ball.
Players try to score by rolling the ball to a team mate in the end zone. Pass must be completed to count as a goal.
Split into two teams. Netball rules (no running with the ball and no deliberate contact with other players). Players are premitted to go anywhere. Passes to be delivered below knee height, otherwise, turnover.
Progression:
Potential Conditions to change the game slighlty:
Emphasis on movement off the ball and moving the ball on quickly.
Actively discourage players standing 'in goal', pretending to be goal keepers.
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