SKILL FOCUS: Acceleration, speed and finishing with transition to defend. EQUIPMENT: Marker cones, goal posts & soccer ball. WHAT TO DO: Setup: Place a square playing area from the goal posts with the marker cones. Place marker cones form where the players are allowed to try shooting a goal. Place two marker cones outside the play area for where the teams will line up. Playing the game: Divide the class into two teams A and B. Team A will decide on a goal keeper as they will be the defenders. Team B will start with the soccer ball as they are the attack team. One member of team A will face one member of team B. When a goal is score team B will receive a point. After all members tried to score a goal of team B, team A and B swop positions. Now the game repeats.
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