Moving Triangles: Pass and Fill the Gap

Groups of three pass in a triangle and, after each pass, fill the cone left open. The fixed triangle becomes a triangle moving up the court that ends in a shot.

How to play

1. Trios on four-cone triangles: three cones occupied and one free. Demo of pass-and-move to the open cone (3 min).
2. Pass and move: whoever passes runs to the open cone; the trio tries never to hold the ball for more than one touch (5 min).
3. Switch direction and use backhand passes on the teacher's signal (3 min).
4. Moving triangle: the three go end to end passing the ball, with nobody in line with another, and finish with a shot on goal (6 min).
5. Challenge: arrive with at least four passes, and the shooter must be someone who didn't shoot last round (3 min).

Rules

• Low push passes only.
• When advancing, trios go in turns so they don't arrive at the goal together.
• The shooter waits until the goal is clear and nobody is collecting balls.
• Sticks below the waist.

Variations

Adaptations

• Wheelchair users: a larger triangle, with their cone in a receiving spot that avoids sharp turns.
• Deaf or hard-of-hearing students: direction changes are shown by lifting a colored cone.
• Less skilled students: take the corner that receives and passes without having to move far.

Learning goals

• Pass and move into open space.
• Keep passing lanes open while advancing.
• Work as a trio to finish with a shot.

Equipment for a class of 25

• floorball sticks: 30
• floorball balls: 10
• cones: 30
• floorball goals: 2

Teacher tip

Mark the open cone with a different color at first so they get the logic. The typical mistake is all three running in straight parallel lines, which makes passes easy to cut off: ask them to keep a triangle shape.

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