Organisation

Diagram 1. Set-Up Arrangement

Set-Up

• Using a 60x40yrd grid arrange three teams of 5 and start them in separate zones (i.e. A, B, C).
• Each zone is 20yrds in length and 40yrds in width.
• The first team to defend is the team in zone B (i.e. the white team in the above example).

Instructions

• The coach plays the first ball in to one of the end teams.
• As the ball enters zone A the white team can now enter zone A also.
• The yellow team attempts to make 7 consecutive passes and then pass the ball to the far end zone.
• The white team attempts to intercept the ball from the yellow team as they attempt to make their passes.
• If the white team wins possession of the ball, they pass to the opposite end zone (i.e. to red) and the yellow team has to now go and pressure the red team and attempt to win possession back.
• If the yellow team wins the ball back before the white manages to play it across to the reds, they attempt to get their 7 consecutive passes again.
• Sequence from Diagram 1.
• The coach plays the first ball in to either end zone area (not to the middle zone).
• A1 keeps possession with his teammates and attempts to get 7 consecutive passes.
• A2 pass to A3 to keep possession.
• Assume the yellow team at this point has got its 7 passes. A3 then passes the ball long to the red team and the white team continues to defend by running to the far end zone to defend against the red team.

Scoring

• Identify a specific number of consecutive passes the attacking team needs to complete before a point is scored (for example; 7), and they also have to complete a pass to the far end zone. This final pass can be in the air.
• The first team to 3 points is the winner.