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GAME 1 – 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.

GAME 2 – 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.