6v6, For a goal to count all players on the attacking team must be over the half way line.
This is meant for the mids to move forward on the attack but back to defend.
Watch the players dribble to attack and commit defender before passing the ball. Suggest attacker to go at defender and not away and an angle.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
Most 1v1s are lost in the first second, when the defender rushes in and dives. Teach your players to slow the attacker down, take away the dangerous option and pick the right moment, and they will win far more of them.
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