WARMUP GAMES

Warming up the Spirit Games

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4v1

SMALL RONDOS

4V2 3V1

5v2

Any of the small rondos can serve as a warmup. They are also great for building into the game warmup

routine. See section on rondos. They work everything in the game including transitions.

6v2 2v2+3

WARMUP GAMESCAPTURE PINNIES

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OPPOSITE HANDBALL TAG/BARCELONA

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SURVIVOR DRIBBLE GAME

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CHAIN TAG

Start with one or two partners locking arms. They will then attempt to tag the other players in the grid. Once a

player is tagged, they must become part of the chain. Players may not go outside the grid or they become

part of a chain.

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NUMBERS PASSING

Players are each given a numbers and the same color pinnie. With larger groups have up to three teams

each. Younger players can begin with 3-4 per team.

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4 BOX PERCEPTION PASSING GAME

1. Players move freely in grid

2. Introduce 4-5 balls

3. Pass with the hands (call a name, make eye contact)

4. Pass with the feet to any player (call a name, make eye contact)

5. Pass only to the same color (to feet) – one ball per team (call a name, make eye contact, pass, move around an outside cone)

6. Pass to a teammate in another quadrant (to feet) (call a name, make eye contact, pass to a teammate outside the same

quadrant, move around an outside cone)

7. Pass to a teammate and get it back ( to feet/wallpass) then pass to another teammate.

8. Pass to a teammate (into teammate’s run) making a run outside the grid.

Keys: Look early, make eye contact, pass the way you are facing, support the ball quickly with proper body position,

scan the field, know where you are going next before the ball arrives at your feet.

WARMUP GAMESSAFE ZONE TAG

In this game, the hula hoops are placed in various areas of the grid and act as a free tag zone. Players must

only be in the zone for 10 seconds or until someone else enters the zone.Taggers hold a pinnie and when

they tag someone else they drop the pinnie and exchange roles. No tagging the person who tagged you.

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PARTNER PASS AND MOVE

Players are put in partners and must pass the ball to each other while moving to various areas in the grid.

The coach may combine the activity with dribbling by giving a number of dribbles a player must take before

passing to their partner.

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BALL TAG

One player holds a ball and tries to tag the other players. If a player gets tagged he/she gets the ball and

tries to tag the others. Can be played with multiple taggers.

WARMUP GAMESSTEAL THE BALL GAME

Four teams of even players. An extra player may be designated as a full-time ball winner. This player will

steal balls and return them to the middle of the field. The object is to get the balls and dribble one at a time

back to your team’s hula hoop. Once all the balls are gone from the middle, you may steal a ball from an

opponent’s goal, or directly from an opponent dribbling a ball. The team with the most balls in their hula hoop

after the allotted time wins the game. Rules: No guarding one’s own goal. No stealing more than one ball at a

time. No kicking opponents balls out of their goal.

WARMUP GAMESHULA HOOP TAG

Dribblers attempt to pass the hula hoop taggers and cross to the other side of the box. This game can be

done in any large rectangular area. If a dribbler is caught they must change with the hula hoop tagger.

Coaches can also roll plastic or rubber balls at the dribblers (below the knees) When a player is hit below the

knees, he/she must do a small technical task such as ten toe taps to get back in the game.

WARMUP GAMESJUGGLING ENDLINE TO EDGE OF 18 YARD BOX

WARMUP GAMESGROUP JUGGLING

WARMUP GAMESTEAM BALL TAG

Two teams of even players. Each team gets a ball. Use soft plastic balls for this game. To score points a

team must pass the ball and then toss the ball onto an opponents back = 3 points or toss ball onto an

opponents shins = 1 point.

WARMUP GAMESTOSS/VOLLEY/CATCH

Two teams of even players. Each team possesses the ball through a toss/volley to a teammate/catch

sequence. The player catching the ball only can advance the ball three steps. The objective is to score in the

opponent’s goal.

WARMUP GAMESHULA HOOP MAGNET TAG

Tag game in which 1-2 partners each begin holding a hula hoop. The hula hoop taggers must tag the other

players to make them form part of the hula hoop team. Once tagged, a player must join the hula hoop

taggers by holding the hula hoop. The team then continues to try to tag the rest of the players. The players

who haven’t been tagged may not go out of the designated grid.

WARMUP GAMESHANDBALL

Two teams of even numbers. The game is played with the hands and goals are scored by throwing the ball

into the opponent’s goal. The player catching the ball may only advance the ball three steps before he/she

must pass the ball to a teammate. If the ball drops it is a turnover.