SETUP - Setup for 7-aside but mark a 5yd channel running the length of the playing area on each wing - Normal rules apply w/ the conditiom that a player in possession in a wide channel can progress unchallenged. However any attempt on goal resulting from using the channel must result in a two-touch max finish - Progress to one-touch finish if successful
COACHING POINTS - Can we find space in a congested area that affords a shooting chance - Minimize touches to reduce the ability of the defence to close down - Maintain compusre
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
sportplan_football
Deliberate heading is now out of U11 grassroots matches. Here is how to coach chest, thigh and foot control so your players still win the ball in the air.
Long-range goals doubled at the 2026 World Cup as teams sat deep. Here is how to coach when to shoot from distance, the technique, and the follow-up.
Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
