Game Objective: To receive pass while arriving at open space.
Teaching Cues:
- accurately throwing pass using appropriate force and directional control
- focus on passer when moving to open space
- push off, knees bent, head up
- hands in ready position
- anticipate
Game Rules:
- cannot run with beanbag
- only one person running at a time
- underhand throwing only
Grouping:
- groups of 3
- players move clockwise around boundary perimeter to open cone while beanbag is passed counterclockwise to player moving into the open cone area
- 4 cones per area, approx. 20ft by 20ft
Extensions:
- one person in group becomes passive defender
- as players improve, defender becomes more active
- passer can call out name of player to receive pass
- with defender, decrease play area to increase challenge for
passer and receiver
Simplifying:
- decrease play area without defender
- using larger object such as ball