Team Center-Ball Game
Team game in which players race to carry balls from the center to their own zone before the other teams.
How to play
- Balls in the center of the field.
- Four teams, one in each corner.
- On the signal, each team carries balls to its zone one at a time.
- When the center is empty, players may take balls from other zones.
Rules
- One ball per person per trip.
- No contact.
Variations
Easier
Balls from the center only.
Standard
Stealing from other zones allowed.
Harder
Balls dribbled with the feet.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: zone guardian.
- Contact: zones defended by position only.
Learning goals
- Warm up intensely.
- Practice decision-making.
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