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Wolf Pack

Wolves hunt in pairs: one chases, one cuts off the escape, and they try to win a ball before the count ends.

Practice 10 min 6 to 16 players Cage Half pitch Hall 2016 to 2019

Off the Ball Win It, Keep It, Score Work hard Be brave

Wolf Pack: set-up 20 m by 20 mC

Everyone dribbles except the wolf pairs in bibs; on Wolves! one wolf chases a dribbler while its partner cuts off the escape.

Set up

  • Mark a 20 m by 20 m square with a disc on each corner.
  • Pick one wolf pair for every 5 or 6 children. Wolves wear bibs and have no ball.
  • Everyone else is a dribbler with a ball.

6 to 16 children. 20 m by 20 m. One wolf pair for every 5 or 6 children.

How to play

  • Dribblers move around the square.
  • The coach shouts Wolves! and counts to ten out loud.
  • Each wolf pair hunts together: one wolf chases a dribbler, the other blocks the way they want to go.
  • A wolf pair scores a point if one of them stops a ball with the sole before ten.
  • A dribbler who loses the ball gets it straight back and carries on.
  • After each count, the wolves give their bibs to two dribblers and take their balls.

Keeping everyone moving

Every child has a ball or a partner to hunt with, and new wolves take over after every count. Nobody is ever out.

Make it easier

  • Count to fifteen, so the wolves have more time.
  • A smaller square, 15 m by 15 m, so dribblers are easier to reach.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Count to eight.
  2. Count to eight, and wolves must win the ball and pass it to their partner to score.
  3. Dribblers pair up and may pass to their partner to escape, so wolves must block the pass too.

Three things to say

  • One wolf chases, the other blocks the escape.
  • Talk to your partner: I'll go, you cover!
  • Stay on your feet and win it with your sole.

Words that work: "What a wolf pack, you worked together!", "Brave pounce!", "Great shout to your partner!"

Colts habit

Work hard: hunt together until the count ends.

Both feet

Wolves win the ball with either foot. Dribblers escape using both.

Heads up

Dribblers look up to spot the wolves coming.

For your birth year

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

2020 to 2021
Not used. Try Find the Space instead.
2018 to 2019
One wolf pair per six children, and count to fifteen.
2016 to 2017
Count to eight, and wolves must pass to their partner after winning the ball.

A young leader can run this one, with an adult coach beside them.

Safety: No sliding, pushing or holding. Win the ball with a sole, never a big kick. Dribblers keep their heads up.

Keeping score: Each child counts the balls won while they were a wolf and tries to beat it next time.