Warm up 1 tricky touch down

Instructions 1. 2 students line up on cones diagonal to each other

2. Student A has the ball and runs to the middle of the square where Student B
meets them and runs to one side, causing student A to run the opposite direction
and taps the floor scoring a “try”
3. Student A passes the ball to student B who now join the opposite cone and start
again

Variations & Have the defender touch

Extensions Fake one way

LEST L - 4 students in one square working in pairs


E - 4 cones, 2 balls
S - 5x5m each group. Set up via mirroring technique
T - 5 mins

RINK Rink 2

KTP’s Receiving
Track, reach, give, pinkies/thumbs

Sending
Flat pass: step, shift, flick
Spiral pass: step, shift, roll

Teaching notes Ensure that students are performing the touch down.

Transition Transforming from 7x7m to 15m for the following drill. Have 2 cones stacked on the
far cones and have a player pick up a cone and take 5 steps out to create a 15m
rectangle.

Diagram
 Initiate the touch

Instructions 1. Students in pairs

2. Student A runs to the first cone, pretends to “initiate the touch” by touching the
defender, puts the ball down and clears.
3. Student B comes through and scoops up the ball
4. Students to complete 4 times up and down the cones

Variations & Run the drill at a faster pace

Extensions Add cones in between and create more scoops

LEST L - Working in pairs, 2 pairs on each working area.

E - 4 cones
S - 15x5m rectangle
T - 5 mints

RINK Rink 2

KTP’s Receiving
Track, reach, give, pinkies/thumbs

Sending
Flat pass: step, shift, flick
Spiral pass: step, shift, roll

Teaching notes Ensure that students are emphasising initiating the touch

Transition The 4 students using the area now all work together. Nothing changes to the area

Diagram
 Pick and Pop

Instructions 1. Students stand in a line of 3 on cone 1

2. Student A runs to the first cone and puts the ball on the floor then clears
3. Student B scoops up the ball and pops to the student C running next to them
4. Student C runs on the right side of the player and receives the ball from student B
then runs to the next cone and becomes student A. 

Repeat

Extend to stage 2 of the drill - Dummy half rule

1. 3 students stand in a line of 3 on cone 1, 1 student stand on cone 2
2. Student A runs to the first cone and puts the ball on the floor then clears
3. Student B scoops up the ball and pops to the student running next to them
4. Student C runs on the right side of the player as a dummy half

Variations & Extension:

Extensions Add a pass with a student running on the other side and then students set this drill up
again

LEST L - groups of 4, in first half of the drill there will be one coach.
E - 8 cones, 1 ball
S - 15x5m space
T - 10 minutes

RINK Rink 3

KTP’s Receiving
Track, reach, give, pinkies/thumbs

Sending
Flat pass: step, shift, flick
Spiral pass: step, shift, roll

Teaching notes Longer demonstration due to harder drill and picture to create
Reassure them with pictures and inform them that they will make mistakes

Diagram 1

Diagram 2 -
extension

Lesson Objective Analyse and review the pick and pop strategy

Transition into Ask 1 student from each set up to pick up the far cones and so the 15mx5m square
next activity becomes 7x7m again
 2v1 game

Instructions 1. Students work in pairs as a team

2. Both teams run around the far cone and set up play in the square. Student in
middle is defender and 2 students aim to get past the defender.

Variations & Use tactics - pick and pop, dummy, fake.

Extensions

LEST L - groups of 4, 2 on each team.

E - 8 cones, 1 ball
S - 15x5m
T - 10 minutes

RINK Rink 4

KTP’s Receiving
Track, reach, give, pinkies/thumbs

Sending
Flat pass: step, shift, flick
Spiral pass: step, shift, roll

Teaching notes Ensure that you are giving feedback

Blow your whistle and pause the play to give feedback on a specific play
Lesson objective must be in your feedback that you give to students

Transition into Tutorial complete

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Diagram

Lesson Objective Communicate strategies to execute a successful attacking sequence

Implement an offensive strategy designed to create or attack space against a
defender in a 2v1 run around