Long Passes Footy Pups

The crowd are going wild. CHEERING

Here come the Footy Pups.

# They play like a dream when they work as a team

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Pickles and Rex and Geraldine next

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# Rozzie and Benny and Manager Freddie

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Rachel, too and, of course, all of you

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# Go, go, go, go, Footy Pups! #

Rachel Yankey. Top international footballer and all-round

sporting superstar.

But when Rachel's not scoring goals for her team,

she's playing with the Footy Pups.

THEY CHEER

Hi, everyone. We're all warmed up so it's time to get moving.

Today on my team we have...

Number one, Ariel. Oh, yes, Ariel!

Fantastic dribbling.

Number two, Samuel.

Woo! Samuel! Number three, Ella.

Well done, Ella.

Number four, Dara.

Yes, Dara. Love that.

Number five, Bethany.

Super skills, Bethany.

Number six, Trevin.

Come on then, Trevin. Nice one.

Also joining us are Footy Pups Rozzie and Pickles.

So that today's team.

OK, guys. Gather round. It's team talk time.

Today we're going to be looking at long passes.

When on the football pitch might we need to do a long pass?

-Dara?

-When you're a goalie kicking down the pitch.

-Well done.

-Anyone else? Samuel?

-If you're crossing the ball from the corner.

-Brilliant. Ella?

-If you need to pass a long way to your team mates.

Great answers, guys. There are three main things we need to remember when

we are doing a long pass. We need to move towards the ball, swing our leg

back...and follow through with power.

ALL: Move towards the ball,

swing your leg back, and follow through with power.

Fantastic. Let's go and have a practice. Come on.

CHEERING

I've split you into pairs. You need to run forward to each set of cones

and pass the ball back and forth to each other

before moving to the next set of cones.

Each set of cones gets further apart so you'll need to use

more power to pass the ball.

-They're off.

-Excellent.

-A confident start from the team. Lovely.

-Good.

Move your foot towards the ball, swing your leg back,

-pass with power. Well done.

-Great advice, Rachel.

-Come on, Dara.

-You're gonna need a little bit more power there.

-Cos we're a bigger distance.

-That's right, Rachel. Just like this.

-Excellent.

-Ariel and Samuel are up next.

-Good.

-Nicely done.

-Come on, Ariel.

-Great support.

They're getting a further apart.

That's it. Move towards the ball, Samuel. Swing that leg back

and follow through.

More power, Ariel.

Fantastic.

-Why don't you give this a try?

-Come on, Trevin.

Swing that foot.

-Some fantastic control here.

-Well done. That was brilliant.

Whilst these guys keep practising, here's a reminder for you at home.

Move towards the ball, swing your leg back

and follow through with power.

Now I'm going to challenge you. In your pairs, you're going to move

along the cones, passing the ball back and forth again.

But this time there is an obstacle in between you.

So you're going to need to get your toes right underneath the ball

so you lift the ball off the ground when you're passing. Off you go.

Scoop it gently over. Gently. Good boy. Well done.

THEY CHEER Great stuff.

Bethany, swing back and follow through to get some power.

-Brilliant, Bethany. Well done.

-Toes right under. Phenomenal.

-Good, at an angle.

-Crikey, that was huge.

-I like that.

Underneath and then up.

-Nicely done there, pleased with that. Trevin lines it up.

-Good.

Yeah, well done.

-You're great at long passes, Rozzie.

-Thanks, Pickles.

Do you remember the time we played that away match against

-Trunkmere Rovers?

-Oh, yes.

The Footy Pups are playing away today against the elephants

-of Trunkmere Rovers.

-Oh.

Look at the size of that pitch.

It's the biggest football pitch I've ever seen!

"SEEN" ECHOES

But that big pitch isn't the only surprise.

Where are the elephants?

Here they come.

They're getting bigger.

THEY TRUMPET

ALL: Wow.

Welcome to Trunkmere, Footy Pups.

You've grown so tall since the last time we played you.

How did you get so big?

It's all down to our healthy diet of fruit and vegetables.

And plenty of exercise.

Us elephants grow up fast.

THEY STAMPEDE

Right. We better get started then.

Hurry up, Pups.

Don't start without us.

With you in a minute.

Got it. Ha-ha.

Quick. Pass it, lassie.

This pitch is so big. I'm nowhere near anyone.

Yes, Rozzie will have to get closer to her team-mates to make a pass.

-Where is everyone?

-Well, I'm here.

Sorry, Pickles. I'm too far away to help.

-I'll try and save it.

-La-la-la.

-I'm not used to all this running.

-And that's the first goal to

Trunkmere, but it's not just the Pups who are feeling tiny today.

We've got to be extra loud to get noticed on this big pitch.

Look out, Cheer-fleaders.

THEY SCREAM

Everything is so big here. Nobody will be able to see us.

Huh? Who said that?

This is a strange looking kick-off,

but it looks like Rozzie's got a plan.

If we stay close together,

it's much easier to pass and move up the pitch.

-Are we nearly there yet?

-Keep going, Rex.

-We're almost there.

-You're almost where?

-Oh, we've got miles to go!

PUFFING

Wait...for...me.

Oh.

This enormous pitch is exhausting the Pups.

Let's hope Pickles can save this one.

Oh, dear. He's been lobbed, so that's 2-0 to Trunkmere.

Right, huddle up, Pups. Pups?

We're down here, Freddie.

Oh, everything at Trunkmere is far too big.

-It's really wearing us out.

-And sticking together to keep the ball

just makes things worse.

Maybe we should spread out across the pitch

and try kicking all our passes a long way instead.

Brilliant idea, Rozzie. That's called a long pass.

A big pitch needs some big kicking.

The elephants won't be expecting that.

And it's a great way to get the ball to their goal

without too much running.

Sounds like a puppy plan!

Sorry I'm late!

I had to run all the way from the other side of the pitch.

Never mind, laddy.

-Now it's time to get right back out there for the second half.

-Ah!

Ruff, ruff!

So, with the second half started,

let's see if Rozzie's new idea will help the Pups.

Pass to me, Geraldine!

-Uh-oh.

-ELEPHANT LAUGHS

Don't forget to try a long pass!

OK, over to you, Bennie. Allez-up!

Great, now I can score.

Oh, no, the Trunkmere goal's still too far away.

-Over to you, Rozzie!

-HE BARKS

It's hard to tell where these long passes are going to land.

-ROZZIE LAUGHS

-Got it!

Ah, that's my girl! Now go for goal, Rozzie!

Ruff!

Well, that long shot lands the Pups back in the match.

It's Trunkmere two, Footy Pups one.

Let's make sure we can all be seen.

Ready, steady, go!

-ALL:

-Yippee!

Everybody must be able to see us now.

-ALL:

-Whoa!

THEY GROAN

But it looks like Trunkmere are struggling to kick off again.

I'm completely out of breath.

All these long passes from the Pups are giving us the run-around.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS AND PANTS

Oh, sorry, my ele-panting keeps moving the ball.

I know, let's show the Pups how we play blow football!

Brrrr!

Oh, bones!

-ELEPHANTS:

-Charge!

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

Brrrr!

Great catch, Pickles. Now, long pass it back to Geraldine.

-You've got it, Freddie!

-HE GROWLS

-Oh! Whoo!

-ELEPHANT GASPS

And I'll long pass it to Rex. Allez-up-up!

REX LAUGHS

Thanks for the lift! Here you go, Rozzie. Ah!

Thanks, Rex.

One more long pass from me! Ruff!

-ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

-Hey! That was my ball.

-Woohoo!

-My goodness, Rozzie's long pass was so long,

it's made the elephants score an own goal.

That was a tough match for Trunkmere Rovers,

but it looks like the cheer-fleaders have had a clever idea

of how to see and be seen.

-ALL:

-Passing long takes a kick that strong.

Get your aim right and you won't go wrong.

Go, go, go, Rozzie!

-ALL:

-Bow-wow!

Wow, Rozzie, your long pass was amazing!

Thanks for a great game.

Oh, but it's a really long way back to the clubhouse.

Ha, don't worry, we'll give you a lift.

THEY LAUGH AND CHEER

Ruff, ruff!

Trunkmere Rovers' pitch was huge, wasn't it, Rozzie?

You're right, Pickles.

Luckily those long passes really helped us.

-Hi, guys.

-Hi, Rachel.

-Hi, Rachel.

Rachel, you're great at long passes. Do you want to practise with us?

-Yeah, definitely.

-OK.

You go long, and we'll pass you the ball.

OK.

Keep going!

A bit further, Rachel.

Guys, I can barely see you!

They'll never be able to pass this far.

It's coming!

Wow! That was long!

Do you guys remember how to do a long pass?

WHISTLE BLOWS

Move towards the ball,

swing your leg back,

and follow through with power.

Ruff, ruff!

-OK, guys, do you fancy a game?

-CHILDREN:

-Yes!

So, I've split you up into two teams.

We've got the Rhinos. Can you give me your best rhino impression?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

And we've got the Elephants.

-Give me your best elephant impression.

-ALL:

-Brrr!

-Brilliant.

Let's take a look with the Footy Pups

to find out how to play.

To play this game you'll need to pass the ball a long distance.

Players must aim their ball towards the Pups,

being extra careful to avoid the cones.

For every ball that lands at the Pups' feet, they score one point.

They then high-five their team-mate and it's the next player's turn.

The winner will be the team who score the most points

-before the final whistle blows.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Three, two, one.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

Samuel wastes no time getting started.

He lines up a ball. What a pass to Pickles!

THEY CHEER

Grab a ball. Who are you passing to?

She's one determined pup.

Perfect!

Move towards the ball.

THEY CHEER

Oh, yes!

Oh, he's going to go for Bennie.

You're going to need a lot of power.

Bennie's the furthest away. Oh, just a bit too much.

-BOTH:

-Bethany, Bethany!

-She's passing to Rozzie.

-Oh, it's a long way.

-Well done!

-BOTH:

-Laura!

It's a lovely pass!

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-And time.

Let's have a replay.

The Rhinos had a brilliant game shooting long passes.

Let's see how the Elephants got on.

-Three, two, one.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

Ella looks determined from the off.

-BOTH:

-Ella, Ella!

Who are you going to aim for? Swing your leg back.

Has she got enough power? Of course she has.

-He's gone for Bennie.

-Trevin passes to Bennie.

A lovely little pass!

Move towards the ball. Really follow through for power.

-Brilliant!

-Yes!

-Pickles!

-Ella is going for Pickles, too.

Never mind.

Trevin, Trevin!

He lines it up.

It's huge, but hits the cone.

Are you going to try and get it to Rozzie?

It's a nice smooth pass.

-BELL RINGS

-And time.

Let's have a replay.

The Elephants had a triumphant game, but have they stomped to victory?

Let's go to Footy Pups Rozzie and Pickles for the final scores.

-The Elephants scored 4 points.

-Hooray!

-Whilst the Rhinos scored 5,

making them today's Passionate Passes.

Ruff, ruff!

My team today have been brilliant at long passes.

We've passed to long distance,

we've kicked high balls

and we've passed to the Pups.

But most importantly,

we've remembered to move, swing,

and followed through with power.

That's it for today, guys. Well done, everyone.

-Now you've got the skill remember to pass it on!

-ALL:

-Yeah!