Cross Fire Without Balls Game

  • Technical
  • U7 to U9
  • 9–15 players
  • Passing
  • Physical
Cross Fire Without Balls Game

Setup

You will require: 1 ball each / 3 sets of bibs / 16 cones, Use a rectangular area large enough for your group, Split group into 3 teams, 2 teams start on either side and the third starts at one end of the area, teams at the side will have 1 ball per player while the team at the end will have none

How it works

The players without the ball run across the field as the other two teams outside attempt to hit them player with passes made on the ground, Players cannot be hit above the knee, runners may stop or change direction but not backwards, Players are eliminated when they are hit and the round ends when all players on a team are gone, the team that lasts the longest wins

Coaching points

  • Head up
  • Scan
  • Change of direction
  • Awareness
  • Weight of pass
  • Timing of pass
  • Accuracy

Progressions

progression: Give players on the field a ball each and the players at the side have to hit the ball regression: Players at the side must pass the ball in a sequence and cannot play at the same time