Win-It-Back Spotter
Watch ten minutes of a match, count the win-backs, then act out your favourite one in the garden.
At a glance
- Pick 10 minutes of a professional match to watch together. Have paper and a pencil ready.
- Your child makes a mark each time a team wins the ball off the other team.
- Pick a favourite win-back, go outside and act it out with a ball.
- Ask your child why they liked that one.
- Progress 1: Only mark a win-back if it happens in the half the team that won it is attacking.
- Progress 2: As well, write down the shirt number of the player who closed down first.
If it's not working: Watch for just 5 minutes instead of 10.
Full details: set up, how to play, tips
Set up
- Pick 10 minutes of a professional match. Have paper and a pencil ready.
Indoors to watch, then garden.
How to play
- Watch 10 minutes of a professional match together.
- Your child makes a mark each time a team wins the ball off the other team.
- Pick a favourite win-back.
- Go outside and act it out with the ball.
- Ask your child why they liked it.
Make it easier
- Watch for just 5 minutes instead of 10.
- Pick one team and count only their win-backs.
Make it harder, step by step
- Only mark a win-back if it happens in the half the team that won it is attacking.
- As well, write down the shirt number of the player who closed down first.
Three things to say
- Notice who closed down and who helped.
Colts habit
Work hard: that's what a win-back looks like.
Both feet
Act out the win-back with the practice foot too.
Heads up
Spot the helper, not just the tackler.
Safety: Check the match is suitable. Keep screen time short.
My best
Win-backs spotted. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.