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Tick Tock Treasure

The team with the ball earns a treasure point on every clap, but only if all four of them are moving.

Game 15 min 8 players Cage Half pitch 2016 to 2018

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At a glance

  • 4v4 in a 20 m square, blue against yellow, with no goals. The coach stands at the side and claps about every 3 seconds.
  • On each clap, the team with the ball scores a treasure point, but only if all four of them are moving.
  • The team without the ball tries to win it. Win it and your team starts earning the points.
  • A ball that goes out is dribbled back in by the team that didn't put it out. Count the treasure after 3 minutes, then go again.
  • Progress 1: A point only counts if the team has made a pass since the last clap.
  • Progress 2: As well, the claps come faster, about every 2 seconds.

If it's not working: Use a bigger square.

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Keep-ball in the square. The coach at the side claps about every 3 seconds, and on each clap blue gets a treasure point only if all four blues are moving: the one on the ball keeps dribbling and the teammates keep running into new space, while the four yellows try to win it. All nine shown.

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

Set up

  • Mark a 20 m square with 4 cones.
  • Put two teams of 4 in the square.
  • The coach stands at the side, ready to clap.

4v4 on a 20 m square. Older children can use a 25 m square.

How to play

  • The coach claps slowly, about every 3 seconds.
  • On each clap, the team with the ball gets a treasure point, but only if nobody on that team is standing still.
  • The other team tries to win the ball. Win it and your team starts earning the points.
  • A ball that goes out is dribbled back in by the team that didn't put it out.
  • Count the treasure after 3 minutes, then play again.

Keeping everyone moving

The point depends on everyone moving, so no child stands still. Defenders earn points by winning it back.

Make it easier

  • Use a bigger square.
  • Slower claps.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. A point only counts if the team has made a pass since the last clap.
  2. As well, the claps come faster, about every 2 seconds.

Three things to say

  • Moving after you pass.
  • Making angles so a teammate can pass.
  • Defending together to squeeze the ball.

Words that work: "Keep moving!", "Brave to ask for it!", "Great help to win it back!"

Colts habit

Lift each other, call names to show you are free.

Both feet

Receive with the other foot.

Heads up

Check your space before the ball comes.

For your birth year

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

2018 to 2019
As written, with claps about every 4 seconds.
2016 to 2017
A 25 m square.

Safety: Keep the square clear of bags and bottles. No pushing when defending.

Keeping score: Each child counts how many claps they were moving for, compared with last time.