Large group: D1 and D2
Associated sport: Football (Soccer)
Indoor-friendly: Yes
Pool-friendly: No
Game description
2 teams with a skittle-defender and a skittle in the goal area at each end. The team with the ball passes it to team-mates until a player is close enough to kick the ball to knock the skittle over.
What you need (setting up)
- 4 x bibs/sashes per game.
- 4 x cones or markers to define a playing area.
- 2 x skittles per game.
- 1 x football (soccer ball) or similar per game.
- Masking tape to define the goal area.
What to do
- 4 v 4.
- Each team has 1 defender inside an area guarding the skittle - D1 and D2. Defenders are not allowed to touch the skittle.
- 1 team (attackers) starts with possession in the centre.
- Attackers:
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- move the ball around by passing between team-mates.
- attack the skittle from outside the defined goal area.
- Defenders:
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- try to intercept the ball being kicked by the attackers.
- become the attachers when the ball is intercepted.
- Rotate D1 and D2 on a regular basis, e.g. after every 2 minutes or after a goal is scored.
Scoring
- 1 point for each successful strike.
Change it
- No defenders in the goal areas.
- Attackers can only hold the ball for up to 5 seconds.
- Change the size of the playing area.
- Add more skittles.
- Increase or decrease the number of players.
Safety
- Choose a flat, smooth obstacle free surface.
Ask the players
- Attackers, where can you move to score a point quickly?
- Defenders, where can you go to make interceptions?
