Match to encourage wide play. Thin pitch marked out with 1 magic player outside the side of pitch/wide areas. Only the wide players are allowed in those areas, games continues as normal in the central area.
Play has to go to one wide player before attackers can score
Wide players to stay in wide areas to make the pitch big.
Wide players attack down the wing once they have it, move the ball forward into attackers quickly.
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