Split into two groups, attackers, defenders
two rounds without balls to get positioning - put kids in following: kicker, near post, middle/far post and garbage collector - next evolution will have defenders covering (with ball)
- on whistle, kicker raises hand, kids move to position
- with ball, same as above, only kicker picks target, kids play to completion (defense clears, kicked out or score)
Split into two groups, attackers, defenders
two rounds without balls to get positioning - put kids in following: kicker, near post, middle/far post and garbage collector - next evolution will have defenders covering (with ball)
- on whistle, kicker raises hand, kids move to position
- with ball, same as above, only kicker picks target, kids play to completion (defense clears, kicked out or score)
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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