Happy to share one of my favourite warm ups that the kids absolutely love, there is a version using bibs but I prefer using different colour balls. Noughts & crosses/Tic Tac Toe... Set up a grid of three squares by three, nine in total, size is flexible but I like metre squares to start. Next is two teams and two equally distant (from the square) starting points:  I add two ladders side by side a) to get their feet moving and b) I find letting the kids choose a feet pattern  is something they really enjoy. two 'Passsers' , one from each team with a supply of balls, different colours for each team. on GO, the players race through the ladder to a cone or Pole, the Passer passes to the their player who plays it back (wall pass) whilst the first play runs up to or even into the grid to receive the ball and trap it in one of the squares. So we have passing weight and accuracy, a decision from the passer to feet OR to space i.e. near the square they want, as there are more balls in the squares and an opponent seeking to win a line of three OR block off your line, there is plenty of yelling helpful stuff from team mates (Comms, both good comms and learning blank out noise i.e. shouty parents) some players might ask the pass for a specific pass to feet or in front of them, so game realism. The games are short and very competitive, you can re-run over and over. I usually have to call a hlat well before the kids want to stop. Happy to share a proper session plan. This game is easily and quickly adaptable to include other stuff (e.g one round silent, one the receiver dictates play, one the passer dictates, additional slalom poles or passers and passing angles.

Happy to share one of my favourite warm ups that the kids absolutely love, there is a version using bibs but I prefer using different colour balls. Noughts & crosses/Tic Tac Toe... Set up a grid of three squares by three, nine in total, size is flexible but I like metre squares to start. Next is two teams and two equally distant (from the square) starting points:  I add two ladders side by side a) to get their feet moving and b) I find letting the kids choose a feet pattern  is something they really enjoy. two 'Passsers' , one from each team with a supply of balls, different colours for each team. on GO, the players race through the ladder to a cone or Pole, the Passer passes to the their player who plays it back (wall pass) whilst the first play runs up to or even into the grid to receive the ball and trap it in one of the squares. So we have passing weight and accuracy, a decision from the passer to feet OR to space i.e. near the square they want, as there are more balls in the squares and an opponent seeking to win a line of three OR block off your line, there is plenty of yelling helpful stuff from team mates (Comms, both good comms and learning blank out noise i.e. shouty parents) some players might ask the pass for a specific pass to feet or in front of them, so game realism. The games are short and very competitive, you can re-run over and over. I usually have to call a hlat well before the kids want to stop. Happy to share a proper session plan. This game is easily and quickly adaptable to include other stuff (e.g one round silent, one the receiver dictates play, one the passer dictates, additional slalom poles or passers and passing angles.