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Keeper Golf

Games, Distribution, Passing. About 9 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
The driven pass
  1. Ball out of your feet, a step behind it.
  2. Plant foot beside the ball, pointing at the target.
  3. Laces through the middle of the ball.
  4. Follow through low. Land on the kicking foot.
How it is set up

Setup. Lay out four to six "holes" around the pitch: a cone to hit, a hoop or square to land in, a mini goal to pass through, the crossbar. Mark a tee for each one, 15 to 40 metres away.

How it runs. Play the course like golf. From the tee you choose a throw, a roll, a pass or a kick, and you play your next one from wherever the ball stops. Count how many it takes to hit the target. Lowest total over the course wins. Play in twos or threes, so one group follows the other round.

Coaching points

  1. Choose the right club. A driven pass for the long one, a roll or a side-foot for the short one near the hole.
  2. Your first shot only has to leave you an easy second one.
  3. Take the same care over the short ones. That is where the game is won.
  4. Keep each other's scores honestly, and say so when someone plays a good shot.

Make it harder. A weaker-foot hole. Then a hole where the ball has to go over an obstacle. Then play it as pairs taking alternate shots.

With 4 keepers. Two pairs, one hole apart.