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Two teams, each with goalkeepers, play across a half-court sized pitch. Play with normal rules.

116 passing/intercepting + finding space and defending

Bench Ball - Mini-Match 114 ai...

Mini game of bench ball (played in a smaller area than 1 third of the court), with 1 ball in a 3v3. Players score a point for their side every time they hit the opposition's bench. Players must pass the ball around inside their own half in order to create space for the shot at their opponent's bench.

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Mini handball 116 passing/inte...

Two teams, each with goalkeepers, play across a half-court sized pitch. Play with normal rules.

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Moving Goal Game small match p...

Two equal teams play with one ball in half the court. Two players who are on neither team hold an elastic cord (or a spare bib/piece of material) to form a moving goal. These two players must run around the pitch, keeping the goal open (stretched out). The aim of the game for the other players is to score a goal into this moving goal through use of a bounce pass.

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Central Goal Game small match ...

Playing inside half a court with a large mat in the center players try to press the ball onto the mat in order to score a point for their team. After scoring the ball must be played to a player on the opposite team on the side line and then start the attack again ( quick throw off imitation).

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Power play - Overload Game sma...

Play a normal full pitch game with the following condition:One attacker on both teams must stay in the offensive half of the pitch at all times.This will result in a one man overload when teams are attacking and will promote fast breaks.

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Small area passing! small matc...

Playing inside a restricted area (inside the 6 or 9 metre line) two small teams try and keep possession of the ball for as long as possible. The defending side should have more players than the attacking side.

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Jump Shot - Target Practice 21...

Teams try to throw ball against the other team's benches They have to use their jump shot to find a space and throw past the opposite team who are trying to protect their benches.

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Handball rugby game small matc...

Playing inside half a court at both sides there is a coned area about 2 meters deep. Each team must attack the other team's zone whilst defending their own. Aim of the game : To try and bring the ball into the 'enemy' zone and make a try.

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Score on the mat! small match ...

Playing across a half-court each team has to try and score on the opposition's mat. Instead of scoring in a goal players must place the ball on the opposition's mat - if the ball rolls off then the point is void! Players are free to move anywhere within the half-court area and normal rules apply apart for scoring a goal.

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steal the ball 116 passing/int...

Within a small playing area players pass around the ball.<BR>Other(s) try to steal the ball.<BR>When stolen you may change places with the player who made the wrong pass.<BR><BR>When training passing : use fewer defenders.<BR>When training intercepting : use more defenders.<BR><BR>variations in passing :<BR>- pass with center shot<BR>- pass with jump shot<BR>- passing with bounce pass<BR>- passing with a pushpass<BR>- dribble 1/2/3x before passing<BR>- first touch your defender before passing

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Handball: warming-up : Running...

Players run one after the after moving with ball. As they are running with the ball they should try to stay within one meter of the player in front of them. The coach can dictate what players are doing as they run around the cones.

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Handball Dodgeball 217 shootin...

Two opposing equal sides both start on the baseline of the area with 3 balls on the center line (half as many balls as there are players). On the coach's call players sprint to try and collect the ball and claim it for their team. Once in possession of the ball players are trying to hit the opposition's cones whilst at the same time protecting their own cones. The winning team is the first team to hit all of their opponent's cones.

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Dribble tennis 115 ballskill a...

Players work in pairs with one ball and a hoop lying between the players. Without touching the ball with two hands, players play tennis by bouncing the ball via the hoop to each other.

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No more than one goal small ma...

Two equal numbered teams play against each other with normal rules.The only additional rule is that at no stage may a team be ahead more then 1 goal. So at 1-0 the team who are ahead have to keep possession until the end of the game.Only if the opposition scores may they try to score again.Play this way with 5-10 minute games with regular break.

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passing game small match playi...

Two teams divided over two sides of the area.<br />Aim of the game : score a point : every player in an area has to pass and receive the ball once. When every player has done so, the the ball is passed to the other area and the game goes on.Defenders will become attackers aftera scuccesful steal or after a certain time.<br /><br />

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shooting at the fun fair 114 a...

Make two big displays with many objects to throw at (can, plastic bottles, basketballs, cones, papers hanging on a line, cardboard boxes etc.)<BR>Which team has hit all the objects first ?<BR><BR>variations<BR>- center shot<BR>- dive shot<BR>- jump shot

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zone ball small match playing ...

Fun game that involves two teams passing the ball to each other, with no dribbling allowed. The aim of the game is for a player to pass to a team mate who is stood in the end zone. Award a point for each successful pass into the end zone.

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Shoot in the hoop small match ...

Player across a half court with two teams. Both teams need to defend their 3 hoops whilst trying put their ball into one of their opposition's hoops. After scoring there is a change of possession.

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10 Pass Game small match playi...

Blue team tries to pass 10 times without losing or dropping the ball. Defending team try to prevent this and try to intercept and disturb passing. Once the ball drops or is intercepted they can have a try.

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Handball: Meet the Pass - Work...

One player is the feeder with three other players standing at an equal distance in front of them. The feeder begins by moving along the line in order, throwing a normal pass to each player for them to run onto and return as quickly as possible.

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Passing game 115 ballskill act...

One player stands about 2-3 meters in front of the other players. This player is the feeder for their group and passes to the other players. Once a player has caught the ball from the feeder and passed it back, they run to the back of their own queue.

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Handball: Dribble across the z...

The white players try to cross the court area by dribbling. There is one blue player stationed between the first cone zone who tries to snatch balls from the white players. There are also two blue players trying to snatch balls in the second zone.

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Attacking Pairs - One-Two Pass...

Players go towards the goal in pairsPlayer 1 starts with the ball and passes to player 2. After passing they then sprint to the edge of the shooting circle, looking to receive the return pass.Once player 2 has passed the ball back to player 1 they should shoot on goal.

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hit the box 114 aiming/throwin...

Every player has a cardboard box and a ball.<BR>Put the boxes in one line.<BR>Players have to hit the box and make it touch the wall.<BR>- Who will succeed in this first ?<BR>- Who needs least throws ?<BR><BR>Every two players one box is also possible.<BR><BR>variations<BR>- center shot<BR>- dive shot<BR>- jump shot

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Dribbling duel 218 dribbling/d...

One player dribbles while their partner tries to get the ball from them. To start with players should only be shadowing one another - not actively trying to tackle the ball. Once players have become more confident at dribbling and shadowing you can then allow the defender to try and win the ball.

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Handball: warming-up : zig-zag...

(moving with ball)<br />- dribble<br />- dribble with right hand<br />- dribble with left hand<br />- dribble with left/right hand in turns<br />- roll ball, take it, roll it etc.<br />- throw ball into the air, let it bounce once and catch it etc.<br />- throw ball into the air and catch it etc.<br />- throw ball into the air and jump off to catch it etc.<br />- throws the ball from behind your back forward with two hands<br />- run and let ball circle around your waist.<br />- giveball under your knee to the other hand with every step<br />- same, now when you skip<br />- football dribbling<br />- keep ball in front : skippings, run, walk on tip-toe, walk on your heels, heels to bottom<br />- feint (dummy) when you run<br />- pass on when you run

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Steal the ball 219 supporting ...

This is a game which requires two teams of 4 (in the diagram two games are being played simultaneously). Two teams of three play inside the area, with one player from each team on the outside. The teams inside should pass around so that everybody inside the area touches the ball at least once. Once everyone on a team has touched the ball they should then try to pass to the player outside the area. If they do this they score 1 point. If they receive the return pass from the player they receive another 1 point.

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hit the basketball 114 aiming/...

Four benches make a square.<BR>On the benches are the players with handballs. Teams should try to hit the basketball in the center an make it touch one of the other benches : 1 point.

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Two is too many 111 running/ju...

All players stand in a big circle except for the tagger. The coach appoints one player as the 'chosen one'. The tagger must not listen or look whilst the coach is selecting the chosen player. Once the player has been selected by the coach the tagger starts hunting for the chosen player. When the tagger positions themselves in front of the chosen player the player must run away - around the outside of the circle of players. From this point the tagger has up to 45 seconds to catch the player.

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what size balls I should buy for kids?

Hi, I am only just starting off and teaching myself so I can teach our children at our school. Can you tell me what size balls I should buy for kids of the age 10 – 12 years old? submitted by email

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I can't hold the ball very well. Because of this can someone please give me tips and advice to help me hold the ball better?

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