Game/Task: "Invisible Wall"

Tactical Problem: Defending space on and off the ball carrier
Skill development: Defensive Slide

Teaching Points: 

Tactic: In pairs, players try to tag their partner using defensive slides; however, two cones are positioned as an invisible wall, so players cannot tag through the wall, they must slide around it. 
 

Skill:

- proper defensive slide position 


 
 

 

Organizational Points: 

- emphasize staying low, shuffling feet in direction you wish to go

- cones can be brought closer together or further apart depending on ability levels

- have cones pre-placed prior to class