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Wolf Pack at Home

Two wolves hunt together to win the ball from a dribbler before the count reaches ten.

At home 6 min 3 players Garden Park With brothers, sisters or friends 2016 to 2019

Off the Ball Work hard Lift each other

At a glance

  • You need three people. Mark a square of six big steps with four shoes. One person dribbles inside it. The other two are the wolves.
  • Someone shouts Hunt! and counts to ten out loud. One wolf chases the ball, the other blocks the way out.
  • The wolves try to stop the ball with a sole before ten. After 5 hunts, swap so everyone has a go at dribbling.
  • Progress 1: Count to seven, so the wolves have less time.
  • Progress 2: Count to seven, and the wolves must pass to each other after winning it.

If it's not working: Count to fifteen.

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A square of four shoes, about six big steps across. You dribble inside it while your child and a brother, sister or friend hunt together as the two wolves: one chases the ball, the other runs across to block the way out. They try to stop the ball with a sole before the count reaches ten.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • You need three people: your child, you, and a brother, sister, friend or second grown-up.
  • Mark a square of about six big steps with four shoes.
  • One person dribbles inside the square. The other two are the wolf pack.

Garden or park. A square of about six big steps. Needs three: your child, you, and a brother, sister, friend or second grown-up.

How to play

  • Someone shouts Hunt! and counts to ten out loud.
  • The wolves work together: one chases the ball, the other blocks the way out.
  • They try to stop the ball with a sole before ten.
  • After 5 hunts, swap so everyone has a go at dribbling.

Make it easier

  • Count to fifteen.
  • The dribbler walks.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Count to seven, so the wolves have less time.
  2. Count to seven, and the wolves must pass to each other after winning it.

Three things to say

  • One chases, one blocks.
  • Talk: I'll go, you cover!
  • Stay on your feet and use your sole.

Words that work: "What a wolf pack!", "Great teamwork!", "Brilliant call to your partner!"

Colts habit

Lift each other: tell your partner when they did well.

Both feet

Win it with either foot.

Heads up

Watch where the dribbler looks: that is where they will go.

For your birth year

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

2018 to 2019
Count to fifteen, and the dribbler walks.
2016 to 2017
Count to ten, and the wolves pass to each other after winning it.

Safety: Grown-ups dribble gently at walking pace. No pushing or pulling: feet only.

My best

Balls won before ten, out of 5 hunts. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.