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Quick Switch

You roll the ball and call Attack! or Defend!, and your child switches roles on the call.

At home 5 min 2 players Garden Indoors Park With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

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At a glance

  • Make a goal from two shoes 5 big steps behind your child. You stand 5 big steps in front of them with the ball.
  • Roll the ball to your child and call Attack! or Defend!
  • Attack!: your child turns and dribbles through the shoe goal. Defend!: your child passes it back to you.
  • On Defend!, you dribble at the goal and your child stays between you and it. Play 10 calls and count the good switches.
  • Progress 1: Call late: roll the ball first, then call Attack! or Defend! as your child takes their first touch.
  • Progress 2: No call: show a flat hand for Attack! or a fist for Defend!, so your child has to look up.

If it's not working: Call Attack! or Defend! before you roll, so there is time to think.

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The two calls, one panel each. You roll the ball to your child, with the shoe goal a few steps behind them, and call. Attack!: your child takes the ball, turns and dribbles through the shoe goal. Defend!: your child passes the ball straight back to you, you dribble at the goal, and your child moves to stay between you and it.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Make a shoe goal 5 big steps behind your child. Stand 5 big steps in front of them with the ball.

Garden, indoors with a soft ball, or park.

How to play

  • Roll the ball to your child.
  • Call Attack! or Defend!
  • Attack: your child turns and dribbles through the shoe goal.
  • Defend: your child passes the ball straight back to you, then stays between you and the goal while you dribble at it.
  • Play 10 calls.

Make it easier

  • Call Attack! or Defend! before you roll, so there is time to think.
  • When your child defends, you walk with the ball, never run.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Call late: roll the ball first, then call Attack! or Defend! as your child takes their first touch.
  2. No call: show a flat hand for Attack! or a fist for Defend!, so your child has to look up.

Three things to say

  • Switch straight away, and get between the ball and the goal when defending.

Colts habit

Work hard: ten switches.

Both feet

Attack with the practice foot every other go.

Heads up

Listen and look at the same time.

Safety: Clear the space indoors. Use a soft ball near windows.

My best

Good switches 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.