Funky Fives
As we apply our skills
Activity
Physical Activity Provider Card
Let's Play
- 5v5 in one ‘garden’ divided into three zones, with a shooting zone in each of the end zones and a spot in the centre of the middle zone.
- Play 4v4 plus one coach/umpire from each side – decide on a fair way to rotate roles.
- The playing team is made up of two shooters (S), one connector (C) and one defender (D). The shooters are not allowed in their opponents’ shooting circle, the connectors are not allowed in either shooting circle, and the defenders are not allowed in their own shooting circle.
- The two teams toss a coin to see which team starts the game with a pass from the centre spot. All players except the connectors must start outside the middle zone and move into the middle zone to receive the first pass. The attacking team (the team in possession of the ball) send and receive the ball between themselves, progressing towards their shooting zone. A goal can only be scored by a shooter from inside their own shooting zone.
- The team not in possession of the ball try to intercept the ball. If they gain possession, they send and receive between themselves progressing towards their shooting zone, to their shooters, for them to attempt to score.
- After a goal is scored, the game is restarted from the centre spot by the team that did not score.
- Players must not move once they are in possession of the ball.
- All players must be at least 3 feet (1m) away from the player with the ball.
- No contact allowed.
Safety & Organisation
Ensure:
- surface is safe and free from obstructions
- ‘gardens’ have large runoff areas between them
- children wait for ball to be thrown back to them if it goes out into another ‘garden’
- non-contact
- there are zones for wheelchair/frame users as appropriate
Opportunities to
- develop control, balance, co-ordination
- develop spatial awareness, including understanding and demonstrating the concepts of ‘onside’ and offside’
- co-operate with others and observe the conventions of fair play, equality and appropriate conduct
- understand and develop different roles – shooter, connector, defender, umpire and coach
- listen carefully to what others say about their work and use their observations to improve the effectiveness and quality of their own and others’ performances
Questions
- How did you ensure the rotation through each role was fair?
- How well did you work as an individual/team?
- How well did you communicate as a team?
- How did you support and encourage your team mates?
- Which role do you like best/least? Why?
– What can you do to improve your performance in this role? - How did you show fair play and good sporting attitudes?
– What else could you do next time to improve this?
Changes to the activity
Change the:
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Space
- smaller areas harder to attack, easier to defend and vice versa for a larger area
- size of the shooting zone
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Task
- rules in relation to possession e.g. number of passes in each zone, must run out to edge of ‘garden’ and back after passing ball. In defence, e.g. must run out to edge of ‘garden’ and back after an attempted interception or three seconds of marking, etc. This could occur in response to a cue from the coach/umpire.
- rules in relation to how long you can keep possession, how long before you must take a shot at goal, etc.
- rules for restarting the game – for example, restart with a pass from the back by the side who did not score; discuss if this makes the game easier of harder
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Equipment
- equipment used – use equipment in different ways, use non-traditional equipment particularly for goal construction, bell balls and tipping targets
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People
- number of people on each team, for example 7v7 – two shooters, one connector and two defenders, plus a coach and an umpire
- rotation system, so that teams select who plays shooters, connector, defender – however, there must still be fair rotation for the coach/umpire
- verbal cues for visually impaired