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Warm-Up Activity - Follow the Leader

+ Progressions (see below)

Tactical Problem: How to find and move to open space. How to evade a check. How to guard a check

Skill development: Change of direction, two foot stops and fakes

Organizational Points: Students should partner up Have them number themselves (#1 and #2) Explain that 1's are the leaders and 2's are the followers On the whistle 1's walk and 2's follow On following whistle they both stop The follower should be within arm reach of leader 2's then become leaders Progress from walk to jog to run	Follow the Leader

Rationale: This warm-up takes little organization. It also progressively prepares muscles and joints in a similar manner to which they will be used in the lesson. This warm-up also aids in both discovery of space (both personal and gym or field space) as well as marking and anticipation of opponents movements.

PROGRESSION #1

In this progression the leader (#1) has a bean bag (basketballs may be appropriate for more advanced students)

@ the whistle the "leader" throws the bean bag straight up and the "follower" (#2) catches the bean bag
#2 becomes the leader and #1 the follower
Progress from walk to jog to run

Rationale: As passing is focus for lesson #2 it should be introduced in warm up

PROGRESSION #2

In this progression the leader #1 has a basketball

@ the whistle both partners come to a stop (great time to give feedback on good one and two count stops), the leader then pivots to face partner and passes (bounce, chest or overhead) the ball to their partner
The receiver of the pass now becomes the leader
progress from walk to jog to run.

Rationale: A good introduction to passing - the focus of lesson #3

PROGRESSION #3

In this follow progression #2 but add in ball dribbling

# 1 leads dribbling
@ whistle leader stops, pivots and passes to partner