Monkey in the Middle
Drill at a glance
- Ages
- 7+
- Players
- Groups of 3
- Minutes
- 5-8
- Equipment
- 1 ball per group
- Skills
- Passing, defensive anticipation
Why it works: Passers learn to fake and make crisp passes, and the player in the middle learns to read and reach.
Set-up - Three players line up and one person
on the end has a ball.
The Game - The players
on the ends, try to pass back and forth to each other.The players
on the ends can dribble toward the person in the middle, but cannot
pass them. If the person in the middle gets the ball, the player
who made the mistake goes in the middle.
Variations
- Allow only bounce passes.
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