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Community Coach Guide and Session Plans
Community Coach Guide and Session Plans
The community coach role at Touch Football WA is vital to the growth of our sport as well as
making sure our sport is played correctly and well responded too across the board in Perth.
To achieve this having fun while developing good players is our main goal.
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL:
Warm Ups:
Bulldog (15mins) A very simple game to run also know as British Bulldog. Two defenders in
the middle and everyone else in the group on the attacking line on one side of the grid. On
coaches whistle attackers have to attempt to reach the other side without being tagged by
defenders. If tagged join the defenders in the middle. As more defenders get tagged ask them
to sit down etc
Second game of bulldog with this group so start to mix things up! If you feel the group is at a
reasonable level dont be afraid to add balls into the mix. If youre a defender then take a ball
and when all the balls are in the game they must pass them about to corner attackers and tag
them with the ball etc.
Ball Tag (5-10mins)
Make a grid about 30 x 30 with plenty of space for everyone to move and run around without
the risk of hitting each other. Select 3 people to be in the middle with one ball between them.
Their goal is to tag someone out with the ball. However they cannot
run with it so they must work to pass and catch. As they tag people
they become helpers on their team until there are 3 people left. Add
more balls as more people get touched.
Skills/Drills and Activities:
Scoop and dump relays (10mins) Simple activity that teaches kids
both the scoop and roll ball skills. Important to do a slow
demonstration of the activity and explain that the ball needs to be
placed between our legs and must stay still. Not like Rugby league
where the foot moves the ball backwards. Emphasise with scoop
spoon hands, not fork fingers to pick up the ball.
Set up three teams so they can have races against each other. Kids start with the ball and roll
ball on the first cone, scoop on the next cone as a ball is waiting for them, around the end
cone and then repeat a roll ball and scoop until they pass the ball to a team mate. Each person
through two times and winning team wins!
Line Attack (10mins) same game as the primary version. Start without the ball but build into
including it more quickly and try to create some pace to the game- back and forward fast just
to keep the feeling of a warm up. See primary school diagram.
Skills/Drills:
Auckland grid (10mins)
The Auckland grid is a very simple grid used for learning the lateral and spiral pass. Basically
its a rectangle in which you as the coach stand in the middle and as the kids/class pass the
ball around you explain the difference between the lateral and spiral passes. Slow it down to a
walking pace and explain hand position and when each pass should be used. Usually used in
first or second basic sessions.
Wraps (10mins)
Exactly the same set up as the switch grid. Only the first person with the ball is the person
who wraps around the middle man and the ball is popped to them. Make sure that they
understand the difference between a pass for a switch and wrap. E.g. wrap is out in front
across the chest and switch is behind the body popped up.
Diamond 3 v 1 (10mins)
All this grid is, is a modified 3 v 1 game. Best used to work on initiating a touch and half
pass. Two players start at the top of the diamond cones, one with the ball. There is also a
defender on the score line and a player at first receiver cone. On your whistle the attacking
players run around the diamond cones and the defender cones up and makes the touch. A roll
ball happens and then the dummy half delivers a pass out wide to the first receiver. While that
is happening the defensive player must push back onside to his score line and then move
across to try and make a touch on the player attempting to score.