SMALL SIDED GAME 4V4 WITH 1 TEAM ON OUTSIDE. ONCE TEAM SCORES INSTEAD OF GETTING THERE BALL FROM THE KEEPER. THEY GET AN UNAPOSED CROSS FROM EITHER SIDE AND HAVE AN EXTRA CHANCE IN SCORING. ONCE CROSS AND SHOT HAPPENS. THE OPPOSITION GET THE BALL. 3 ROUNDS 2MIN GAMES EACH 3 POINTS FOR A WIN 1 POINT FOR A DRAW 0 POINT FOR A LOSS
SHOTS OFF DUE TO 18 YARDS WHEN SCORED GET OUT AND THEN RUN IN TO NOT BE OFFSIDE AND MAKE IT REALISTIC TO A GAME CROSSES DELIVERED WELL PICKING OUT A PLAYER OR SPACE TO SCORE IN RUNS FRONT, BACK, CUT BACK (PEN SPOT ROUGHLY) SHARP WITH GOOD INTENSITY AND TEMPO AND KEEP THE GAME FLOWING. OUTSIDE ON 1 TOUCH, ALL IN THE MIDDLE. CROSSERS TOUCH OUT OF FEET DELIVERED OR RUN TO BY LINE AND DELIVER. MAKE IT REALISTIC TO A GAME.
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