Pick Pockets

The Rules

Split your players up into four teams of three. Place four or more ‘pieces of gold’ (balls) in each pocket.

Each team begins the game at its own pocket of gold. On your command players are free to ‘pick’ other teams pockets by sprinting to steal balls and taking them back to their own pockets. (Each player must deposit the ball they stole themselves.)

Play for about 90 seconds. The teams win a point for each ball deposited in their pockets and the team with the most balls in total gets a bonus point. Play a number of rounds until a team reaches 20 points.

Objectives

Improves running with the ball and dribbling.

Key Skills

Good sprinting, ball stealing with a good turn, decision making (run with ball or dribble depending on space), good control at the pocket. Development improves head up quality of technique on long pass high or low, and first touch (from aerial control).

Set Up

Area: 50x50 yards square with four 5x5 yards pockets in each corner

Players: 12

Equipment: 16 or more balls