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Peekaboo Pass

A chair is the defender. Your child moves until they can see your eyes past it, then gets the pass.

At home 5 min 2 to 3 players Garden Park Indoors With a grown-up With brothers, sisters or friends 2016 to 2021

Off the Ball Be brave

At a glance

  • Put a chair between you and your child: it is the defender. You have the ball, four big steps away. Your child hides right behind the chair.
  • Your child steps sideways until they can see your eyes past the chair, then calls Now! and shows a hand.
  • Pass to them. They stop it and pass it back, then hide behind the chair and come out the other side next time.
  • Progress 1: Move to a new spot after every pass, so your child has to find a new angle.
  • Progress 2: New spot every pass, and add a second chair, so there are two defenders to get away from.

If it's not working: Use a smaller defender, like a bucket, so it is easier to see past.

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The chair is the defender, between you and your child, with you about four big steps from it. Your child starts hidden right behind it, steps sideways until they can see your eyes past it, calls Now! and shows a hand, and you pass to them there.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Put a chair between you and your child. It is the defender.
  • You have the ball, about four big steps from the chair.
  • Your child starts right behind the chair, hidden from you.

Garden, park, or indoors with a soft ball.

How to play

  • Your child moves to the side until they can see your eyes past the chair.
  • Then they call Now! and show a hand.
  • Pass to them. They stop it and pass it back.
  • They go back behind the chair and pop out the other side next time.
  • The rule to remember: if you can see my eyes, I can pass to you.

Make it easier

  • Use a smaller defender, like a bucket, so it is easier to see past.
  • Stand closer, three big steps from the chair.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Move to a new spot after every pass, so your child has to find a new angle.
  2. New spot every pass, and add a second chair, so there are two defenders to get away from.

Three things to say

  • If you can see the passer's eyes, the pass can reach you.
  • Move sideways, not further back.
  • Call and show a hand when you are ready.

Words that work: "I can see you!", "Great angle!", "Lovely call!"

Colts habit

Be brave: pop out and ask for the ball.

Both feet

Pop out left and stop it with your left foot, pop out right and use your right.

Heads up

Look for the passer's eyes before you call.

For your birth year

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

2020 to 2021
Play peekaboo: step out from behind the chair, wave, and you roll the ball.
2018 to 2019
As written, about four big steps from the chair.
2016 to 2017
Move to a new spot after every pass, and your child takes a first touch past the chair.

Safety: Use a soft ball indoors and move anything breakable. Pass along the ground.

My best

Clean passes received out of 10. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.