Warm-up · U10 drill · ages 8–10
Rock-Paper-Scissors Chase
Lose the hand game and you have about a second to escape.
AgesU10+
Players4–20
Time5 min
Spacehalf court
Equipmentball
Levelbeginner

Setup
Pair the group up with partners facing each other across the centre line. No ball needed.
How it runs
- Each pair plays rock, paper, scissors.
- The loser immediately turns and runs, trying to cross the free throw line before being tagged.
- The winner chases and tries to tag before that line.
- Reset and play again, alternating which direction they escape towards.
Coaching point
The value is in the hip turn and crossover step out of a standing start, so watch the first move, not the race.
In the U10 Drill Book, page 10
The full drill
- 2 more coaching points
- 3 common mistakes and how to fix them
- 3 progressions to make it harder
- a way to make it competitive
Plus 119 more drills for ages 8–10, one per page, with court diagrams.
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