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Evasion Square

Focus
Fitness Conditioning, Games & Races.
Skills
Footwork & Agility.
Purpose
A fun drill to practice footwork and preliminary moves.
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Groups of
2
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Ages
6+
ball
Balls/grp
0
cone
Cones
4
distance
Distance (max)
m
  • Setup

    Split into pairs of equal stature and create a 5m square for each; pairs choose dodger (A) and tagger (B)
  • Step 1

    Dodger (A) must evade tagger (B) by running around inside the confines of the playing area
    (A) must dodge and deceive (B) to wrong-foot them
    (B) must be light on their feet to react to any change of direction
    (A) should stay out of corners
  • Step 2

    (B) must tag (A) below the shoulders, and decent contact must be made by several fingers or a palm: a single fingertip doesn't count!
    Every time (B) tags, they call out their tally of tags
  • Step 3

    After 1 minute swap roles; try to beat the other player's score.
    Use a (stop)watch to keep the time.
  • Step 4

    Progression: Tags must be to the player's back/backside.
    This makes it harder for the defender.
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Groups of
group
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8
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
1
Distance (max)
distance
15m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Run & Carry.
Skills
Shepherd, Crumb.
demo
play
video
Players
group
16+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1+
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Long, Shepherd.
demo
play
video
Players
group
20+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
6+
Cones
cone
6
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Handballing, Crumb.
drill
Players
group
14+
Ages
profile
15 +
Balls
ball
2
Cones
cone
2
Distance (max)
distance
150m
Focus
Defensive, Hard Running, Run & Carry, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Tackle, Handball Long.
play
video
Players
group
12+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
2
Cones
cone
0
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Defensive, Contested ball, Hard Running, Decision Making, Run & Carry, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking, Gameplan/Strategy.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Handballing, Tackle, Shepherd.
play
video
Players
group
10+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
16
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Skills
Kick Short.
drill
Groups of
group
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12
Ages
profile
7 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
8m
Focus
Decision Making, Fun.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Short.
play
video
Players
group
10+
Ages
profile
12 +
Balls
ball
2+
Cones
cone
2
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Decision Making, Forward line delivery.
Skills
Kick Long, Crumb.
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