Translated from Finnish ·
Description
Mark out an area of about 20 × 20 metres for around ten players. One of the players is the tagger and has a bib or a small soft ball in their hand. All the others have their own ball. The players on the ball keep dribbling inside the area at all times. The tagger chases them and tries to throw the bib or ball at a dribbler’s ball. When the throw hits, the player whose ball was hit takes the bib or ball and becomes the new tagger. The old tagger takes their ball and continues dribbling. The new tagger cannot immediately throw at the old tagger’s ball. For a large group, set up multiple areas or add more taggers. In a smaller area, dribbling is more difficult.
Quality Factors
Head up and keep the ball in your peripheral vision, with your eyes checking the tagger throughout the dribbling. In free space, a longer touch and more speed; near the tagger, short, frequent touches with the laces or the outside of the foot. When the tagger comes towards you, make a sharp change of direction away from them. Get your body between the tagger and the ball, with the ball on the far foot.
Key Questions
- Where is the tagger now?
- How do your touches change when the tagger comes close?
- Which way do you go when the tagger comes towards you?
- Where do you hide the ball so the tagger cannot hit it?
Training Info
- 6+ players
- Age Group: U7+