
Area - 1/2 Pitch with small net either end Equipment - 16 Cones, Blue Bibs, Orange Bibs, 1 Ball, Stopwatch and Whistle Aim - Defend and Attack Rules 1. Each team has to pass to each player in each corner. 2. Player in each corner must play back to the same team who passes to them. 3. You can play to the same corner more than once but it only counts for the first time you played it to them. 4. First team to pass to all 4 Corners can then go for goal. 5. Whoever scores the first goal - WINS!!
WORK AS A TEAM TO DEFEND AND ATTACK USE THE SPACE PROVIDED ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE FOR A PASS SWITCH FROM DEFENCE TO ATTACK QUICKLY IF POSSIBLE PLAY WITH FLY KEEPER UNTIL ALL 4 CORNERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED PROGRESSION - PLAY WITH 2 BALLS (DONT WORRY IF IT LOOKS LIKE CHAOS WHEN YOU THROW ANOTHER BALL IN, THIS IS WHEN THE PLAYERS BRAINS ARE WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY AND WILL WORK OUT THE BEST SOLUTION) REMEMBER TO GIVE THE PLAYERS IN THE CORNERS A GO TOO! ENJOY!!
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