Passing Rounders

Focus

Fitness Conditioning.

Skills

Preliminary Moves & Passing.

Purpose

One team are running hard, while the other practice skills in this fun competitive drill.

Players

8⁺

Ages

6⁺

Balls

Cones

Distance (max)

Setup
Choose 2 even teams (+1 will needs to be passer for both teams), elect passing and running side. Make pass length minimum 3-4m for seniors. Tell players the winner is the team who runs the most laps while the other team is passing.
Step 1
(A) starts and must perform THREE x 1-2 passes with every other player in their team consecutively

(A to B to A), (A to C to A), (A to D to A), repeat twice more.
Step 2
While the passing is going on, a player from the running team is sprinting around the circle.

Team calls out their lap tally

Hand touch allows next player to leave
Step 3
Penalty for passing team if they drop the ball: current AND next runner get a 'walk', and their laps are counted to the tally. When they've both jogged their lap, passing can restart.

This is a harsh penalty, so warn players of the consequences of sloppy passing/catching
Step 4
Once (A) has performed 3 x 1-2 passes with everyone, pass to (B) who 1-2 passes with everyone 3 times, and so-on.
Step 5
Passing team shout 'finished!' once everyone has completed their passing.

Running team calls out tally of completed laps - partial laps don't count.
Step 6
Switch roles and try to beat the score. If uneven numbers, the extra stays a passer, effectively switching sides.