To improve fitness, ball control, passing and shooting.
Age group:
U7 upwards.
Number of players:
Whole team.
Set up:
Mark out a 40x20 yards playing area. Place two small goals about 3 yards apart on one of the end lines. On the other end line place a pole or large cone opposite each of the two small goals.
Split your squad into two teams, red and blue, with one ball per team. Position the red team next to one of the goals. The blue team stand next to the other goal. One player from each team stands half way along the sideline nearest their goal.
How to play:
When you blow the whistle, the first player from each team dribbles up to and around the cone opposite their goal, then passes the ball to his/her team mate on the sideline. This player returns the pass to his/her team mate who takes a shot at goal. The first player to score gets a point for their team.
Coaching notes:
Encourage good, strong passes by making the sideline player collect weak passes from the dribbling player and return to the sideline before passing back.
Return passes should be in front of the dribbling player to run onto.
If you have more than ten players, create three teams.
