Setup: Create a grid about 35X35. You can adjust the grid larger or smaller depending on the age and skill level of your players. Create a triangle in the middle of the grid (about 5 yards each side) with training sticks or flags to serve as a goal. Place a goalkeeper inside the triangle. Split the group into two even teams of 4v4 or 5v5. Instructions: Instruct both teams to attack the three-sided goal. The Goalkeeper should defend all three sides of the goal. If a team scores a goal, a point is awarded to the team and the ball is live on the other side of the goal. If the goalkeeper makes a save, he is to distribute the ball into open space away from players. For a goal to count, the ball must cross through the goal no higher than the top of the flag or training stick. Variations: Only allow a shot on goal after X number of passes. Play in 1 or 2 touches.
Focus on on all aspects of the game such as passing, receiving, moving with and without the ball, defending, attacking, and finishing. The players will have to work together as a team to quickly off-balance the defender and catch the goalkeeper off guard.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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