24d • General discussion
Bunching in invasion games!
One of the biggest challenges in invasion games like football, basketball and hockey?
👉 Dispersal.
Or more commonly…
👉 Everyone bunching around the ball.
One of the best arrival activities I use to address this is Ultimate Frisbee.
What makes it so effective?
The game demands dispersal.
If you stand too close to the disc:
- you become redundant
- you take away space
- you limit options
There’s no dribbling.
No running with the ball.
So players quickly realise:
👉 “If I don’t move into space… I don’t get the disc.”
What I like most is that this learning happens without constant coaching.
The game itself teaches:
- spacing
- movement off the ball
- creating passing lanes
- decision-making
All transferable to:
⚽ football
🏀 basketball
🏑 hockey
Instead of telling players to “spread out” (which rarely works),
Ultimate Frisbee designs the problem for them to solve.
It’s become a really effective arrival activity for me because:
- it engages immediately
- it reduces bunching
- it sets the tone for the session
- and it builds understanding of space early
Shoutout to UK Ultimate — a great example of a sport where spacing and movement are built into the game itself.
Curious to hear:
What activities do you use to develop dispersal in your sessions?
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Bunching in invasion games!
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