Skill Drill Invasion Games Activities for Reception

Partners complete decreasing numbers of passes then run to change places in an exciting countdown format

Progressive challenges developing ball bouncing technique and coordination

Ball control activity where students dribble around giving high fives to build social interaction and ball handling skills

One student dribbles a ball trying to escape from their partner using controlled touches

Partner activity where mice lead cats through direction changes, developing following skills and spatial awareness

Partner activity focusing on appropriate gentle contact and dodging skills

Partners practice safe tagging technique and tail return etiquette in controlled environment

Partner activity where one student dribbles (mouse) while the other follows the pathway (cat), developing close ball control

Children practice basic dodging technique with stationary partners before progressing to moving challenges

Structured practice of passing to walls/partners and trapping returning balls with focus on technique development

Children practice moving safely through shared space, stopping and waiting when paths are blocked

Groups practice side galloping (sliding) movements to collect coloured cones in specific sequences