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Football Tennis

Two teams keep a rally going over a net or a row of cones, with one bounce allowed in each half.

Warm-up 10 min 6 to 8 players Cage Half pitch Hall 2016 to 2018

Pass, Receive, Heads Up Lift each other

At a glance

  • 20 by 20 split in half by a net or a row of cones. Two teams of 3, one each side (4 each with 8 players).
  • Serve from the back of your half: drop the ball, let it bounce, then kick it over.
  • The ball can bounce once in your half before you kick it back. Two bounces, or out, is a point to the other team.
  • Each team serves twice, then the other team serves. Count your longest rally and try to beat it.
  • Progress 1: Everyone on your team touches the ball once before it goes back over.
  • Progress 2: No bounce: the ball must go back over before it lands in your half.

If it's not working: Let the ball bounce twice in your half before it has to go back.

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A 20 by 20 court split in half by a net or a row of cones, three a side (four a side with eight players). The server drops the ball at the back of their half, lets it bounce and kicks it over. The ball may bounce once before the other side kicks it back. Two bounces, or out, is a point to the other side. Each team serves twice, then the serve swaps.

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

Set up

  • Mark a 20 by 20 area and divide it in half with a net or a row of cones.
  • Two teams of 3, one in each half (4 each with 8 players).

Balls, bibs, cones and nets. 20 by 20 playing areas divided into halves.

How to play

  • Serve from the back of your half: drop the ball, let it bounce, then kick it into the other half.
  • The ball can bounce once in a half before it is kicked back.
  • If the ball bounces twice in your half or goes out, the other team gets a point.
  • Each team serves twice, then the other team serves. Play for a set length of time.

Make it easier

  • Let the ball bounce twice in your half before it has to go back over.
  • Players may catch the ball, then drop it and kick it back over the middle.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Everyone on the team must touch the ball before it goes back over.
  2. No bounce: the ball must go back over before it lands in your half.
  3. The ball must be returned first touch.
  4. Each player is only allowed 2 touches.

Three things to say

  • Get your body behind the ball.
  • Soft first touch, then pick your spot.
  • Shout "mine" before you play it.

Colts habit

Lift each other: count the longest rally, not the score.

Both feet

Return with the practice foot for a bonus.

Heads up

Call for the ball before it lands.

Safety: Keep the ball below head height. No heading.

Keeping score: Count your team's longest rally and try to beat it.