Objective: to improve speed of transition, passing
and communication.
Age
group: U9 upwards.
Number
of players: whole team.
Set
up: Create a 30 x 40 yard playing area with a half way
line marked (you can use the same one as you used in the combination play game,
above).
Divide your team into two teams. They don't
have to be evenly matched.
How
to play: Play ordinary soccer with one
condition: a goal only
counts if every player in the team is in the opposition half when the
ball crosses the line.
Progression:
Goals count double if the defending team
fails to get all its players back into it's own half.
Goals have to be scored with one touch
(great for encouraging assists).
Goals have to be scored after X number of
passes.
Every player on a team has to touch the
ball before a goal can be scored.