Give and go

Organisation

• Create small groups of up to six players. Each player is given a number in sequence
• Players have to pass in sequential order by hand and as a team, they must not drop the ball
• Encourage players to move after each pass, then add the condition that they must run around at least one cone
• Players must then run around the whole square after their pass
• Create races between groups: first to reach a number of passes without dropping the ball – if they drop it then start again from zero
• Ask players to be creative when throwing and catching, show that there are different ways to pass the ball by throwing

 Ways to make the exercise easier

• Players can start by standing still and passing in the right order

 Ways to make the exercise harder

• Players have to be moving all the time
• They can only throw and catch with one hand
• You could add one blocker to each group from another team

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you focus on making an accurate pass to your next player?
• Can you try and experiment with different ways of throwing the ball?
• How can you help each other to pass the ball quickly without dropping it?

 Safety tips

• Keep your head up all the time so that you can see your team-mates and don't run into each other

Organisation

• Create small groups of up to six players. Each player is given a number in sequence
• Players have to pass in sequential order by foot and as a team, they must not let the ball leave their square
• Encourage players to move after each pass, then add the condition that they must run around at least one cone
• Players must then run around the whole square after their pass
• Create races between groups: first to reach a number of passes without losing the ball in the square – if it goes out, then start again from zero
• Ask players to be creative when passing and use different parts of the foot

 Ways to make the exercise easier

• Players can start by standing still and passing in the right order

 Ways to make the exercise harder

• Players have to be moving all the time
• They can only use their weakest foot, or have to play one-touch only
• You could add one blocker to each group from another team

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you focus on making an accurate passes?
• Can you try to experiment with different ways of passing the ball?
• How can you help each other to pass the ball quickly as a team?

 Safety tips

• Keep your head up all the time so that you can see your team-mates and don't run into each other

Organisationa

• Create small pitches for up to 5v5
• Mark out two gates in wide areas on the pitch
• Each team can only score a goal after playing through at least one of the gates in the build-up
• The gates encourage the players to have width in their team and to spread out
• Encourage players to either dribble through a gate or to get in a position to receive a pass through it
• Start with normal rules, and then rotate teams if there is more than one pitch to vary the opposition

Ways to make the exercise easier

• You could add more gates

Ways to make the exercise harder

• Reduce the size of the two wide gates

Great questions to ask the children

• Can you try to play through a gate as early as possible?
• Why do you think we have put the gates in wide positions?
• Can you think of the best way to defend in this game? Should you try to protect the gates or the goal?

Safety tips

• Create safe zones between any additional pitches