ZIG ZAG RACE

Purpose: Enjoyable active warm-up, which incorporates teamwork and the basics of passing.

Rules:

1. 1)Have 3-4 teams set-up.
   

2. 2)Each team must form a zig zag pattern.          X           X           X           X
   

                                                                                 X           X           X          X

3. 3)Teams will start with 8-10 balls each.
   

4. 4)The balls will be placed beside the first person in line on each team.
   

5. 5)The first person in line will scoop one ball at a time and run it to the next person in the zig-zag  line and drop the ball in front on him/her.
   

6. 6)Then the person that dropped the ball will run back to their original position to get another ball.
   

7. 7)The person that receives the ball will run that ball to the next person in the zig-zag line.
   

8. 8)Teams will continue to receive and hand-off the balls until all the balls are at the end with the last person.
   

The team that gets all their balls to the last person first will be victorious.

Modification:

- Can move cones and players farther apart, so they have a longer distance to run to increase fitness.

- Can move cones and players closer, so the focus is on quick sprints and fast movements.

- Can manipulate the number of balls used.

- Can add a net target for the last person to shoot at, which incorporates shooting skills and accuracy into the drill.

1. -Can manipulate number of players on a team.
   

Reference:

M & M’s Lacrosse Unit. Retrieved April 3rd, 2009 at http://www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/thopper/WEB/452/Units_2007/MeganMehgan/Site/Home.html