| Equipment required: cones, bibs, 2 balls |
| Objectives: to improve ball control/team work |
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| Warm up |
Group: ALL |
Duration: 15 mins |
| Set up: four cones marking out a rectangle 20×40 |
Zipper drill |
Notes: Two teams. Players start on cone A1 and run to cone B1 (see next activity) doing what is asked of them (skipping, jogging, heading, two left two right, high knees, heel flicks etc.) then diagonally across to cone A2, then down to B2 etc.
Followed by a few stretches.
| First activity |
Group: ALL |
Duration: 15 mins |
| Set up: as above |
Passing drill |
Notes: Start with short passes (A1-B1, A2-B2) then long passes (A1-B2, B1-A2 etc), follow pass or move to end of row on your left/right. Two touch/one touch. Then try long pass followed by short pass. Call names.
| Second activity |
Group: my team |
Duration: 10 mins |
| Set up: half of practice area, one ball, bibs. |
Soccer netball |
Notes: Play with two 1m wide goals on a grid about 50×60. Split players into two teams. Play normal netball rules (no running with the ball etc) but score by throwing the ball into goal (1 point), kick it in (2 points), head it in (3 points) or five consecutive passes (1 point). Emphasise communication, running off the ball, play the quick and easy pass.
| Final activity |
Group: my team |
Duration: 15 mins |
| Set up: half of practice area, one ball, bibs. |
4-goal mini-game |
Notes: Allow three touches only. Award one ‘goal’ for three consecutive passes.