Table Soccer

Skills

Footwork & Agility, Defensive Moves.

Purpose

Attackers and defenders both practise their footwork, attackers to evade and defenders to block.

Difficulty

Basic

Players

6⁺

Balls

Cones

Setup
Use 1/3 of the court. All players line up behind (A) except 4 defenders who each patrol a line and stand 2m apart.
Step 1
(A) must run from one transverse line to the other next. Defenders *block* (A)'s path with fast *side-step*s.

Defenders can't obstruct (A), nor move off their line, such as the game 'table-soccer'.
Step 2
Contact rules apply, so (A) cannot charge into a defender, rather use dodges or double dodges to wrong-foot them

If the attacker runs into a wall of defence, use a roll-around
Step 3
Once the player passes the 4 defenders, coach signals the next player to 'go!'

Optionally you can time the run, and call out who is quickest through the course
Step 4
Rotate the defenders after everyone's navigated the course