The game is played on a field the width of the penalty box and 40 yards long with 2 goals and goalkeepers. Two teams of 10 divide up into groups of five. A large number of balls are split up to the four corners - normal width of field for realism. The game is 5 v 5 with the remaining 5 players from each team positioned at the corners of their team's attacking goal. Each game lasts 4 minutes and the "corner" players exchange positions with the field players.
Every time the ball goes out of play, the team that just gained possession is awarded a corner kick at their attacking goal. That means they must sprint to their penalty area and try to execute a quick corner-kick before the defending team reacts. If the GK gets the ball, she is to distribute as quick as possible, hoping to find a breakaway situation.
There is no off-side. We start play with a GK distribution.
Coaching Points:
encourage high work rate (sprinting)
emphasis on quick, but accurate corner kicks
look to recognize first player who opens space for himself
make defenders sprint back to their goal after losing the ball out of bounds
emphasis on aggression in the box
emphasis on quick transitions from defence to offence and offence to defence
in more ways than one
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