Small-sided game · 18 seconds
10 Passes To Score
A keep-ball game, from Sportplan, four a side, played across two equal areas with one line between them. The team on the ball tries to string ten consecutive passes together, calling the count out loud on every one, and ten in a row is a point. The other team sends two players over the line to win it back while their other two wait at home, and that is where the ball goes the moment they get it: a turnover does not just put the count back to one, it moves the whole game into the other area, with the pair who were defending coming home and two fresh players going across. That restart is what makes it a game rather than a passing drill. The team in possession keeps the width and works the edge of its area, because the furthest player from the ball is almost always the open one, and the two defending work as a pair, one pressing the ball and the other sitting in the passing lane behind her. Nobody carries the ball, and every count is a pass caught by somebody who is already moving. Eight players, one ball, and two areas marked out with cones, 10 to 15 minutes.
Instructions
- Four a side, an area each, one line between them. The team on the ball keeps it, the other team sends two players across to win it back
- Ten consecutive passes is a point. Call the count out loud on every pass so everybody knows where you are
- Lose it and the count goes back to one and the whole game moves into the other area, with two fresh defenders coming across
- Keep the width and work the edge of your area. The furthest player from the ball is usually the open one
- The two defending work as a pair: one presses the ball, the other sits in the lane behind her
- Pick the right pass, not the nearest one
- The defending pair swaps every turnover, so everybody defends
Progressions
- Change the number of passes needed to score. Send one defender across instead of two, or three instead of two. No pass straight back to whoever just gave it to you.
Adapted from Sportplan, with the rules checked against the World Netball rule book.
Building netball lineups in seconds
Set your team sheet, plan the rotations, and share it with the squad before you leave the car park.
