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Play games where there are 360 goal lines or multiple angles to score from, so every player in attack and defence has to be moving and communicating off-the-ball to help score or prevent scores.

Two towers

Set up

Two tackle tubes and one ball in a 30m by 17m box (inside 22m area and between the 15s).

How to play

> Split into two teams of no more than seven a side. Give one team the ball.

> To score, the ball has to touch an upright tube. It can either be kicked at the tube or touched onto the tube, but cannot be thrown at the tube.

> Players can run and pass in any direction.

> It’s full tackling and if a player goes to ground a player from the opposition can grab the ball from any direction.

> Players cannot push over a tube or push someone against tube.

> Turnover the ball if a player goes out of play.

Developments

> Have two balls and teams can score against any tube (probably needs two referees).

> Play with three teams and three tubes. Stop the game when a team scores.

Checkers

Set up

Five 5m boxes inside a 30m area. Adjust according your players.

How to play

> Split into two teams. Give one team the ball.

> The ball team have one minute to score as many points as possible.

> To score a point, the ball team needs two players with a ball each inside one of the boxes.

> The defence can hold an attacker. They can also hold the ball onto the attacker for three seconds, but must then release them.

> Attacking team can run and pass in any direction.

> If the ball is knocked out of the box by a defender, throw another ball into an attacker.

> The defenders cannot tackle the ball carrier.

Developments

> Add another ball for the attackers.

> Allow kicking.

> Play over a massive area – great for fitness.