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7 a side - out from keeper - retreat line

Any drills to improve my u11's working the ball out from the keeper when the opponents have retreated to halfway ? We keep making poor passes across goal etc and kicks straight to opposition !

Andrew IngramCoach, England

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Coach, England

Hi there... I`ve only got two years experience so judge this for yourself... I set up a goalie plus 2 Defenders and 3 Mids. Goalie has the ball and has to pass out. I have two `Wolves` on the halfway line whose job is to get in their face and stop them passing it out. The team score by getting the ball into two small end zones...wolves score by intercepting... Stick at it and it will work... You can vary this with more or less numbers etc...taking into a game straight after is good too!

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