This game is intended to finish a session off and is instead of playing a normal match. The game is set up with two teams behind cones approximately 10 to 20 yards away from the goal. Two "jails" should be set up next to the goal in cones corresponding to the team colours. Each team takes it in turns to play a 1-2 off the coach and attempt to score. If they miss the target, or the keeper saves the go to jail - the coned off box. They can only be released from Jail if one of their team scores - one prisoner can escape per goal by their team. The winner is the team with the most players left taking shots when time expires or if their opposition lose all of their players to Jail !
Intended to be a fast, fun finish to a session this game also works on the principles of finsihing practiced previosly.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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