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Maestro

Keep-ball: five passes in a row, or a dribble through the middle box, scores a point.

Game 22 min 8 to 10 players Cage Half pitch 2016 to 2018

Pass, Receive, Heads Up Lift each other

At a glance

  • 20 by 20 grid with a 5 m box in the middle. Two teams of 4 or 5.
  • The team with the ball scores a point for 5 passes in a row, or for dribbling through the middle box.
  • The other team wins the ball and tries the same. Play 3 minute rounds.
  • Progress 1: One player drops into the box, takes a pass and passes straight out for a point.
  • Progress 2: Two touches only for everyone, so the ball moves quickly.

If it's not working: Three passes in a row for a point instead of five.

Maestro: set-up121 five passes, 2 or a dribble through the box.20 m by 20 m
  • blue team
  • yellow team
  • dribble
  • pass
  • 1in this order

Two teams of 4 keep the ball in the grid, with a small box in the middle. Blue string passes together: five in a row is a point. Dribbling through the middle box is a point too. Yellow try to win it and do the same. 3 minute rounds.

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

Set up

  • Mark a grid 20 by 20 with a 5 m box in the middle.
  • Two teams of 4 or 5 in bibs. One ball.

A grid 20 by 20 with a 5 m box in the middle. Two teams of 4 or 5.

How to play

  • Both teams try to keep the ball.
  • The team with the ball scores a point for 5 passes in a row, or for dribbling through the middle box.
  • The other team tries to win the ball and does the same. Each round is 3 minutes, and each team counts its own points.

Make it easier

  • Three passes in a row for a point instead of five.
  • Make the middle box bigger, so dribbling through it is easier.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. One player drops into the box, takes a pass and passes straight out for a point.
  2. Two touches only for everyone, so the ball moves quickly.
  3. Take the box out, add goals, and see if players use the same ideas to go to goal (6 minutes).

Three things to say

  • Spread out to make space.
  • Ball close, protect it with your body.
  • Move so the passer can see you.

Colts habit

Lift each other: move so the passer always has two options.

Both feet

One of the five passes with the practice foot.

Heads up

Look for the box and the free player.

The Colts change: Played as the booklet has it, but 4v4 or 5v5, and each team counts only its own points and tries to beat them next round.

Safety: Keep the area clear of bags and bottles. Stay on your feet, no slide tackles. No heading.

Keeping score: Points in a 3 minute round.