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Bravery Bank

A 3v3 where every brave action banks a disc for the team, whether it works or not.

Game 20 min 6 to 12 players Cage Half pitch 2016 to 2019

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At a glance

  • 3v3 on a 25 m by 18 m pitch with pop-up goals. A bucket of discs for each team at the side, and an adult as banker.
  • Play 3v3. The banker drops a disc in the team's bucket for each brave try: run at a defender, a move or fake, or the practice foot.
  • A try counts even if it doesn't work. Any teammate can shout Bank it! for a friend.
  • Play 4 minutes, then count each team's discs and goals. New teams by lucky dip each game.
  • Progress 1: A goal only counts if that attack included a banked try.
  • Progress 2: Only tries with the practice foot bank.

If it's not working: Only bank one thing: running at a defender with the ball.

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One pitch, 3v3 to pop-up goals, with the adult banker and the two buckets on the side. A child runs at a defender with the ball and tries a move. A teammate shouts Bank it! and the banker drops a disc in blue's bucket, whether the move comes off or not.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips and age tweaks

Set up

  • Set out pitches with pop-up goals at each end.
  • Put a bucket for each team on the side.
  • An adult is the banker for each pitch.

3v3 on 25 m by 18 m (two pitches for 12 children).

How to play

  • Play normal 3v3.
  • The team banks a disc for any clear brave action: running at a defender with the ball, trying a move or fake, or using the practice foot to beat someone.
  • Tries count even if they do not work.
  • Any teammate can shout Bank it! for a friend.
  • After 4 minutes, count each team's discs and goals.
  • New teams by lucky dip each game.

Keeping everyone moving

Everyone plays. Swap teams by lucky dip each game.

Make it easier

  • Only bank one thing: running at a defender with the ball.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. A goal only counts if that attack included a banked try.
  2. Only tries with the practice foot bank.
  3. A bonus disc for chasing back to help straight after your team loses the ball.

Three things to say

  • Taking players on.
  • Trying moves in a real game.
  • Lifting teammates.

Words that work: "Bank it, that was brave!", "Great work, keep trying!", "Brilliant shout for your friend!"

Colts habit

Shout Bank it for others.

Both feet

The practice foot trigger.

Heads up

Spot a defender to run at.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

2018 to 2019
3v3, run-at trigger only.
2016 to 2017
All three triggers, 4v4 on 30 m by 20 m.

Safety: Triggers must never reward fouls or charging. No slide tackles.

Keeping score: Team total only. No child's count is recorded.