Ball Tag & Fun Games

Objective

• -Fun, high-energy start to the session
• -Dribbling under pressure without realising it
• -Awareness of others in a busy space

Setup

1. 1Mark a square.
2. 2Everyone has a ball, two players wear bibs as taggers.
3. 3Spare balls outside the square.

How to play

1. 1Taggers dribble and try to tag others with their hand while keeping their ball.
2. 2Tagged players do five toe taps then rejoin.
3. 3Change taggers every 90 seconds.

Progressions

• +Add a third tagger
• +Shrink the area

Regressions

• -Larger area
• -Taggers without a ball

Variations

• -Sharks and minnows
• -Freeze tag with team-mate rescues

Common mistakes

• -Kicking the ball far ahead to escape
• -Bunching into one corner
• -Head down while dribbling