Four corners pre season handling game

Use this passing and movement game to help players work on their decision making, 360 visual and communication skills plus improve their evasive running. You can easily adapt the set up to allow more players and change the length of the passes. Think about using different balls too, like netballs or tennis balls.

 

1. Set up four squares on the corners of a large box and then four triangles inside the box. The size of the pitch should allow a good player to pass from a triangle over another triangle into a square.
2. Split into 3 v 3.
3. Start with one attacker in a square.
4. They must pass to a teammate in a triangle.

1. To score, you get one point for a floated pass, two points for a flat pass and three points from a kick. This points system should be amended by the players if they feel it could be better.
2. The receiver must be inside the square to take the ball and score points.

1. Defenders cannot go into the triangles. They aim to block or intercept the ball to win it back.

DEVELOPMENTS

• The attackers win if they score 20 points or score in all four squares.
• An interception by a defender means the attackers have to do two push ups, while the defenders reset and play.
• Add more points for "spicy" passes, like one-handed flips.

COMMENT

The key to making Four Corners engaging for the players was keeping the rules fairly loose and encouraging the players to adapt the game as they saw new possibilities. This resulted in rule changes such as players being allowed to kick from square to square without going through a triangle first, or only being allowed to score in a square once, which really changed the movement in the game.

We ended up going with one point for any form of a pass into a square, but then each field decided on updates to the system.