Relays with a Ball

No.1 - Tadpoles

The Set Up: 1 team stands in a circle with 1 ball. The 2nd team line up behind each other at the base line with no ball.

The Practice: Team one passes the ball around the circle as many times as possible. If they drop the ball, they have to start again. Meanwhile Team 2 sprint from the base line, around team 1 and back to their team. They run one at a time until everyone in the team has run. This is when team 1 must stop their passing. Teams then swap over and team 2 tries to beat the number of complete circles the ball is passed as team 1 sprint.

Teaching Points

For the sprinters:-

• When running round the tip of the circle, more advanced players are to turn inwards allowing a quicker turn
• Plant left foot
• Turn in towards left shoulder / player moving around
• Push off and continue to run