DRILL
Rock around the Clock
  • Purpose
    A running team compete against a team practising skills. Fun with a bit of fitness attached.
  • Focus
    Hard Running, Fun
  • Skills
    Kicking, Handballing, Crumb
  • 16
    Players

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 1
    Balls

  • 8
    Cones

  • 30
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip

  • Split into 2 teams of even numbers. Extra single is always on the team with the football. This drill starts with handball and progresses to a kick. For handball, the circle should have a radius of about 3m (depending on squad numbers); for kicking 25-40m, depending on how difficult you want to make it. Team (A) has 1 player start in the middle, and everyone else spreads out around the circle. Team (B) line up at a point just outside the circle.
  • Coach yells 'go!' and (A) handballs the ball to a teammate on the circle. Meanwhile, the first player in line (B) takes off and must complete 3 laps around the circle.
    If the ball is caught, 1 point is scored.
    Have the team yell out their score after each successfully executed disposal.
  • (A)'s handballs to every teammate around the circle. When they handball to a player for the second time, that player replaces them in the middle.
    Teams need to be switched on to remember who this is.
    Optional penalty of 5 push-ups if they get it wrong.
  • Team (A)'s turn is over once every player in (B) has done 3 laps around the circle.
    (A) let (B) know the score to beat.
  • (A) and (B) swap places and repeat
  • Determine the winner, then move the circle out to a distance suitable for a kick
  • Repeat the same concept for kicking, the only difference being that the runners only needs to run 2 laps instead of 3.

Gather Give Bump

GROUPS OF
AGES 13+

Kick & Follow-up Hands

PLAYERS 16+
AGES 11+

Help After Poor Disposal

PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+