One player is the GK with the ball Rest of the team stands in the area outside the inner square of the Goalie Box The GK then throws the ball towards the players The players work on creating a Volley Shot for their teammates to score and each player is only aloud one touch If a player misses the goal completely, they then replace the GK Similar to the last rule, the player that last touched the ball or they 2 touch the ball then becomes the GK, or when the GK picks up the ball and whoever last make contact with the ball then of course becomes the GK Each time the team scores a goal the GK says the same and when it reaches a max number of goals (You can choose) then they could possibly recieve a punishment of you're choice or just start in goal next round
Based on the numbers you have, it can also be played as a team game This drill helps them with finishing a play with their teammates assisting them You can only score a header, if you're inside the inner Goalie box The coach can change the rules of the game to make it more challenging like for example, they can only score of headers or only score outside of the box.
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