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LOGINSkull transfer
Players transfer the skull through or over the graveyard.
WHY USE IT
Improves players’ knowledge of how to break a defensive line, by going through or around.
SET UP
Set up an area relevant to the size of your group, split into two end zones and a smaller middle zone (the graveyard).
HOW TO PLAY
Split your players into three teams. Two teams start in the end zones, with the other in the graveyard. The end-zone teams look to transfer the ball (the ‘skull’) to the other end zone, which earns them a point.
The team in the middle is allowed to send two players into the end zones to win the ball. The three remaining players remain in the graveyard to try to intercept any long balls.
If possession is lost, the team losing the ball moves into the graveyard to become the defending team.
COACHING POINTS
- How can you make sure your first touch and short passing gives you the best chance of keeping possession in your zone?
- How can you identify an opportunity to play a long ball?
- What are the best techniques for playing over or through?
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