Ball Tag

Dribbling with the head up under pressure, change of direction, and acceleration — all inside a chasing game.

20x20 box. Two taggers wear bibs and carry no ball; everyone else dribbles a ball.

1. Taggers chase and tag dribblers; dribblers must keep their ball under control while escaping.
2. Tagged players freeze with the ball under a sole until a teammate high-fives them free.
3. Swap taggers every 90 seconds.
4. Score it: which tagger pair freezes the most players?

• Eyes up — find the taggers before they find you.
• Change direction with a sharp cut, not a big loop.
• Use changes of speed: slow in traffic, burst into space.
• Keep the ball on the foot furthest from the tagger.

• Dribblers boot the ball away and run — the ball is their friend; a tag while ball-less counts double.
• Players hide in corners — make corners out of bounds after 3 seconds.
• Taggers chase one player forever — coach them to hunt the nearest dribbler.

• Taggers dribble a ball too.
• Tagged players are freed by a nutmeg pass through their feet.
• Add a third tagger.

• One tagger only.
• Bigger area.
• Taggers walk for the youngest groups.

• A tag only counts if the dribbler's ball was in playing distance — punish ball-abandoners.