Now you see me…

why use it

All players need to be able to move in a balanced way side-to-side, especially in defensive situations.

SET UP

A 15m box, cones, and a couple of balls.

how to do it

Activity

• A ball carrier and defender face each other about 5m apart in the middle of the box.
• The ball carrier moves laterally between the cones. Once they have stepped beyond the cones they must make a run for one of the lines. The defender aims to beat them to that line.
• Either you or a line judge calls if they’ve stepped over the line to trigger the race.

Developments

• Put another attacker and defender between the original players. They move side-to-side as well, aiming to block the view of the opposition.
• Give the other attacker a ball. Now the inside defender marks the outside attacker and the outside defender marks the inside attacker. Each attacker triggers their own defender, not both.

TECHNIQUE

Have fun.

activity